specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Atmos Energy
providerId: atmos-energy
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:
  - Energy
  - Natural Gas
  - Utilities
  - FinOps
  - FOCUS
description: FinOps shape for Atmos Energy is not applicable — Atmos is a regulated natural-gas utility,
  not an API provider. Customer charges are state-tariff-based commodity and distribution rates.
sources:
  - https://www.atmosenergy.com/
  - https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
notes: No API billing surface. Atmos invoices are utility bills (therms / Mcf delivered + distribution
  + tax), not FOCUS-aligned cloud/API charges.
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/
publisherName: Atmos Energy Corporation
serviceCategory: Utilities / Natural Gas Distribution
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Regulated Utility Tariff
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
    - Usage
    - Tax
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Atmos Energy
  ServiceCategory: Utilities
  ServiceSubcategory: Natural Gas Distribution
  ProviderName: Atmos Energy
  PublisherName: Atmos Energy Corporation
  InvoiceIssuerName: Atmos Energy Corporation
  BillingCurrency: USD
  PricingCategory: Regulated Utility Tariff
meters:
  - name: gas_delivered
    description: Natural gas delivered to the customer meter (utility billing meter, not an API meter)
    unit: Mcf
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - state
      - rate_class
  - name: distribution_charge
    description: Fixed and tiered distribution charges per state PUC tariff
    unit: month
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - state
      - rate_class
principles:
  - name: Visibility
    description: Not applicable to API consumption — utility usage is visible via the customer portal
      monthly bill.
  - name: Allocation
    description: Not applicable — single utility account per premise.
  - name: Optimization
    description: Not applicable to API; utility-side levers are conservation and demand-response programs.
  - name: Accountability
    description: Not applicable to API.
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com
    url: https://apievangelist.com