specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Electricity Maps
providerId: electricitymaps
created: '2026-06-21'
modified: '2026-06-21'
reconciled: false
tags:
- Energy
- Carbon Intensity
- Electricity
- Grid
- Sustainability
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps view of Electricity Maps spend. Electricity Maps licenses grid data per
  signal (carbon intensity, electricity mix, prices, flows, loads) and per zone on
  an annual subscription basis, with bundle, regional, volume, and startup
  discounts. A free non-commercial tier and a time-limited commercial trial exist.
  Cost is driven by the number of signals and zones licensed and the history /
  granularity options, not by per-request metering.
notes: >-
  Exact annual signal prices and discount schedules are not reconciled here;
  request a current quote from Electricity Maps sales during reconciliation.
sources:
- https://www.electricitymaps.com/pricing
- https://portal.electricitymaps.com/docs/api
- https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
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: Electricity Maps
serviceCategory: Analytics
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Subscription-Based
  billingFrequency: Annual
  billingCurrency: EUR
  chargeCategories:
  - Purchase
  - Usage
  - Adjustment
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Electricity Maps API
  ServiceCategory: Analytics
  ProviderName: Electricity Maps
  PublisherName: Electricity Maps
  InvoiceIssuerName: Electricity Maps
  BillingCurrency: EUR
  ChargeCategory: Purchase
  PricingCategory: Subscription-Based
meters:
- name: licensed_signals
  description: Number of data signals licensed (carbon intensity, electricity mix, prices, flows, loads), billed annually per signal.
  unit: signals
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - signal
- name: licensed_zones
  description: Number of zones licensed across the subscribed signals.
  unit: zones
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - zone
- name: history_window
  description: Length of trailing or extended historical data licensed per signal.
  unit: days
  aggregation: max
  dimensions:
  - account
  - signal
- name: temporal_granularity
  description: Data resolution licensed (hourly standard; 15-minute / 5-minute on request).
  unit: granularity
  aggregation: max
  dimensions:
  - account
  - signal
- name: api_requests
  description: Requests made against the API; bounded by per-token plan limits rather than directly metered for billing.
  unit: requests
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - endpoint
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Track which signals and zones are licensed per token and map them to internal teams and products.
- name: Allocation
  description: Issue separate API tokens per workload and tag them to cost centers; signals/zones define the cost surface.
- name: Optimization
  description: License only the signals and zones in use; prefer bundle, regional, volume, and startup discounts; use the free tier and trial before committing.
- name: Accountability
  description: Review the annual signal/zone subscription at renewal against actual usage and product needs.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com