ELECTRICITY MAPS PRODUCTS

Get our data

Electricity Maps offer a broad range of data provided through an API or as CSV files depending on what suits you product or service.

Free API for personal use

Electricity Maps offers a free tier for personal users
The free API can only be used for non-commercial use cases, providing access to:

Recent history: historical data for the past 24 hours

Latest: real-time data

Commercial API

You can purchase access to our most used zones using our self-service page. Zonal access includes historical, real-time and 24h forecasted data.

Our API covers more than 200 regions worldwide and can easily be integrated into existing solutions to make your business more carbon-aware and differentiate your products.

If you need access to more than 5 zones or if the zone you are interested in is not available in the self-service page, please contact us.

Historical Data

The Data Portal provides free and open data for carbon accounts and researchers.

Explore granular electricity data for scope 2 carbon accounting. This includes emission factors for over 50 countries in CSV format for hourly, daily, monthly and yearly temporal granularity.

If you need more recent or detailed data,
get in touch.

Data Properties

Carbon Intensity

Get access to the carbon intensity (in gCO2eq/kWH) of electricity consumed in a specific region, which takes into account the life-cycle emissions of electricity production.

Power breakdown

Get insights into the production and consumption breakdown of electricity by the power source (e.g. gas, solar).

Hourly granularity

We deliver data at an hourly resolution, to reflect the variation in grid emissions throughout the day.

Flow-tracing

Using our peer-reviewed flow-tracing methodology, we accurately trace back the true origin of electricity by accounting for imports and exports.

How to use carbon emission data

Our customers use Electricity Maps data across numerous industries and a wide variety of use cases. The data can be integrated with apps, smart devices, software (e.g. Saas products), and carbon accounting processes.

It can be used for analytics provided to your users, shift your consumption to the most optimal time or offer your customers a pioneering carbon accounting platform, Electricity Maps data is able to support your journey towards net zero - and help you differentiate and innovate your products and services.

Explore how our customers use carbon emission data to differentiate and innovate their products and services here!

Why use Electricity Maps

Broad Data Offering

Electricity Maps offers a broad range of data including carbon intensity and the full power mix of electricity consumed in a region—all available historically, in real-time, and as forecasts.

Global Coverage

We offer data for more than 200 regions and 50+ countries worldwide. We are continuously expanding our geographical coverage, to continue providing the most comprehensive data on the world’s electricity.

Quality and Transparency

With leading domain expertise and a dedicated global community of contributors, we offer the most accurate and highest-quality data. We continually work to improve data quality and ensure maximum transparency in the process through our open-source and scientific approach.

Client Stories

Learn more about how our clients and partners use our data, and hear what they have to say about Electricity Maps.

Discover How Google is Reaching Its Sustainability Goals With Electricity Maps

Driven by ambitious sustainability goals, Google’s Climate Operations team partnered with Electricity Maps to reduce its carbon footprint and enable other companies to do the same.

Google uses the data for
Load shifting
24/7 carbon-free energy reporting
Partner engagement

Reel is rethinking electricity procurement, and Electricity Maps is a fundamental part of the process

Reel transforms the procurement of sustainable energy for companies. With 24/7 data from Electricity Maps, Reel enables companies to truly take action against climate change

Reel uses the data to
Enable companies, of all sizes, to accurately monitor and track their CO2 emissions
Make 24/7 data easily accessible and actionable
Ensure accuracy and effectiveness of electricity procurement

Spirii empowers consumers and businesses to reduce the emissions of EV charging

Spirii is an EV charging and business management platform that allows businesses to offer seamless charging experiences.

Spirii uses the data to
Drive this green transition within the mobility industry
Provide users with information about the environmental impact of the charge
Enable users to see CO2 emissions and sources of electricity for each hour of the day (24/7)

FlexiDAO enables companies around the world to drive impact by truthfully procuring energy

FlexiDAO supports companies, energy buyers, suppliers, and consultants in guiding them in their transition from buying yearly energy certificates to 24/7 energy matching.

FlexiDAO uses the data
As an integrated part of their SaaS solution
To track relevant KPI’s for companies to become net zero
For companies to monitor and track CO2 emissions accurately