Electricity Maps provides a real-time API that delivers flow-traced carbon intensity and renewable energy data across over 230 regions globally. This technology enables businesses to optimize electricity consumption, reduce carbon emissions, and enhance sustainability efforts in their operations.
Funding
$6.1M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Product
Problem
Many businesses lack access to granular, real-time data on the carbon intensity and renewable energy mix of electricity grids, hindering their ability to optimize energy consumption for sustainability. This lack of transparency makes it difficult to accurately measure and reduce the environmental impact of electricity usage across different regions and time periods.
Solution
Electricity Maps provides an API that delivers flow-traced carbon intensity and renewable energy data for over 230 regions globally. The API offers real-time data, forecasts, and historical data, enabling businesses to make informed decisions about their electricity consumption. By providing access to standardized grid signals, Electricity Maps helps companies optimize electricity usage, reduce carbon emissions, and enhance sustainability efforts. The platform's data can be integrated into smart homes, mobile devices, and electric vehicle charging applications to unlock carbon and cost savings for end-users.
Target Audience
The primary customers are businesses seeking to optimize electricity consumption, reduce carbon emissions, and enhance sustainability efforts, including companies in the smart home, mobile device, and electric vehicle industries.
Features
- Real-time flow-traced carbon intensity data
- Renewable energy mix data
- Carbon intensity and renewable energy forecasts
- Historical data access
- Global coverage spanning over 230 regions and 100+ countries
- Simple API for streamlined access to standardized grid signals