specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: GridX
providerId: gridx
created: '2026-06-20'
modified: '2026-06-20'
reconciled: false
tags:
- Energy
- Utilities
- Rate Engine
- Billing
- Rate Analytics
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps view of GridX Enterprise Rate Platform spend. GridX is sold to
  utilities and technology partners under enterprise / partner agreements rather
  than usage-metered self-service pricing, so there is no public rate card to
  reconcile. Cost is governed by the deployment contract (platform modules
  licensed, populations / meters served, and API entitlements for Calculate and
  Empower). The meters below are indicative of where cost and value
  accumulate for a GridX deployment; they are not published per-unit prices.
notes: >-
  No public usage-based pricing was found; treat this as an enterprise contract.
  Verify the actual billing model and any per-meter / per-population terms with
  GridX during reconciliation.
sources:
- https://www.gridx.com/
- https://gridx.com/empower/
- https://gridx.com/calculate/
- 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: GridX
serviceCategory: Energy and Utilities Software
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Enterprise Subscription
  billingFrequency: Negotiated
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
  - Purchase
  - Usage
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: GridX Enterprise Rate Platform
  ServiceCategory: Energy and Utilities Software
  ProviderName: GridX
  PublisherName: GridX
  InvoiceIssuerName: GridX
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Purchase
  PricingCategory: Enterprise Subscription
meters:
- name: platform_subscription
  description: Enterprise license for the GridX Enterprise Rate Platform modules in scope.
  unit: contract
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - utility
  - module
- name: meters_served
  description: Service agreements / meters processed by the Rate Engine and Calculate.
  unit: meters
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - utility
  - rate
- name: rate_analysis_runs
  description: Batch rate / bill / cost analysis runs across customer populations (Empower / Analyze).
  unit: runs
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - utility
  - program
- name: api_requests
  description: Calculate / Empower API requests (pricing, customer info/usage, bill and cost analysis).
  unit: requests
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - utility
  - api
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Track which platform modules and APIs are licensed and which utility populations they serve.
- name: Allocation
  description: Map GridX platform and API entitlements to internal rate-design, billing, and CX programs.
- name: Optimization
  description: Right-size the licensed module set and batch analysis cadence to actual rate-program needs.
- name: Accountability
  description: Assign owners per deployment / utility program and review contract value against outcomes.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com