finops:
  model: Free Public API
  description: >-
    The ENTSO-E Transparency Platform REST API is a free, publicly funded
    service provided under EU Regulation No 543/2013 on the submission and
    publication of data in electricity markets. There are no costs, subscription
    fees, or metered charges for API access. The service is financed by ENTSO-E
    member organisations (European Transmission System Operators).
  costs:
    - name: API Access
      amount: 0.00
      currency: EUR
      unit: request
      description: All API requests are free of charge.
    - name: Registration
      amount: 0.00
      currency: EUR
      unit: one-time
      description: >-
        Account registration on the Transparency Platform and API access
        request are both free. Access is granted within approximately 3
        working days of emailing transparency@entsoe.eu.
  budgetControls:
    - description: >-
        No billing or budget controls are available as the service is entirely
        free. The only limit is the technical rate limit of 400 requests per
        minute per user.
  considerations:
    - description: >-
        Although the API itself is free, integrators should account for
        infrastructure costs (servers, data storage) when processing and
        caching the XML/ZIP responses, particularly for bulk or historical
        queries.
    - description: >-
        Organizations building commercial products on top of ENTSO-E data
        should review the platform's terms of use and the applicable EU
        regulations governing data redistribution.
    - description: >-
        The 10-minute ban for exceeding 400 requests/minute may have
        operational cost implications in production pipelines; implement
        back-off and caching strategies to avoid disruption.