specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
alignedWith:
  framework: FinOps Foundation Framework
  frameworkUrl: https://www.finops.org/framework/
  dataSpec: FOCUS
  dataSpecVersion: '1.3'
  dataSpecUrl: https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
provider: Alliance Resource Partners
providerId: alliance-resource-partners
publisherName: Alliance Resource Partners, L.P.
serviceCategory: Energy / Mining Data
created: '2026-05-04'
# Provenance stamped 2026-08-11: this artifact was written by the API Evangelist
# bulk sweep dated 2026-05-04, not harvested from the provider. See roadmap#35.
method: generated
modified: '2026-05-05'
reconciled: false
tags:
  - Coal
  - Mining
  - Energy
  - FinOps
  - FOCUS
description: 'FOCUS-aligned FinOps shell for Alliance Resource Partners: no public API commercial surface.
  Data-feed and integration costs are governed by bilateral commercial agreements; reconcile against the
  contracted feed agreement.'
sources:
  - https://www.arlp.com
  - https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Subscription
  billingFrequency: Annual
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
    - Purchase
    - Adjustment
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Alliance Resource Partners Data Feeds
  ServiceCategory: Energy / Mining Data
  ProviderName: Alliance Resource Partners
  PublisherName: Alliance Resource Partners, L.P.
  InvoiceIssuerName: Alliance Resource Partners, L.P.
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Purchase
meters:
  - name: data_feed_subscription
    description: Annual data-feed subscription value
    unit: contract-year
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - feed
      - partner
principles:
  - name: Visibility
    description: Track data-feed costs through the bilateral integration agreement; ARLP does not provide
      a public usage console.
  - name: Allocation
    description: Allocate feed cost to operations (logistics, royalty, customer EDI) consuming the data.
  - name: Optimization
    description: Right-size feeds during renewal; consolidate redundant integrations.
  - name: Accountability
    description: Owned by the partner-side operations or commercial owner of the integration.
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com