National Renewable Energy Laboratory · FinOps Profile

National Renewable Energy Laboratory Finops

FOCUS-aligned FinOps for NREL APIs: free public-good developer network funded by the U.S. Department of Energy. No invoiced charges; the only meaningful FinOps signal is request volume per key against the 1,000/hour gateway cap.

National Renewable Energy Laboratory Finops is the FinOps profile for National Renewable Energy Laboratory on the APIs.io network, aligned with the FinOps Foundation Framework.

It defines 3 billable meters, billed in USD, on a none cycle, and pricing category free / public good.

The profile maps 7 FOCUS columns for cost-allocation reporting.

Tagged areas include FinOps, FOCUS, Government, Energy, and Open Data.

Category: Open Data / Public Sector / Energy Pricing: Free / Public Good Billing: None FOCUS v1.3
FinOpsFOCUSGovernmentEnergyOpen Data

Framework Alignment

Framework
FinOps Foundation Framework
Data Spec
FOCUS v1.3

Charge Categories

Usage

FOCUS Columns

BillingCurrency
USD
ChargeCategory
Usage
InvoiceIssuerName
N/A (no invoicing)
ProviderName
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
PublisherName
Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC
ServiceCategory
Open Data / Energy
ServiceName
NREL Developer Network

Meters

api_requests
Unit: request
ratelimit_blocks
Unit: event
demo_key_requests
Unit: request

Sources

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