Electricity Maps

This Enapter Device Blueprint integrates Electricity Maps API - platform that provides real-time and historical carbon intensity data for electricity grids around the world. The data from this API helps access detailed information about the carbon emissions associated with electricity generation in different regions to understand your Energy System carbon footprint and optimize usage of the loads.

This Blueprint provides following data for selected location (longitude, latitude):

• Carbon emissions in gramms per kWh

• Total power generation

• Total power consumption

• Percentage of fossil free energy

• Percentage of renewable energy

Electricity Maps Cloud Service API Access

1. Navigate to https://api-portal.electricitymaps.com/

2. Tick API and enter your e-mail address

   

3. Click Submit button.

4. Save your token

Connect to Enapter

1. Sign up to the Enapter Cloud using the Web or mobile app (iOS, Android).

2. Use the Enapter Gateway to run the Virtual UCM.

3. Create the Enapter Virtual UCM.

4. Upload thie Blueprint using Enapter Marketplace on your mobile device. Advanced users can upload using Web IDE or CLI by following Developer Documentation.

5. As soon as Blueprint will start the IP Address Not Configured event will be triggered.

6. Click Commands on device screen.

   

7. On the commands list screen click on Main Configuration command:

   

   You need to set the following parameters:

   • Token

   • Longitude of your Energy System

   • Latitude of your Energy System

8. Press Run button

The status data should be available on your dashboard as well as you will be able to use the valuies in Enapter Rules Engine

References

• Electricity Maps
• Electricity Maps API