Carbon free energy

Past

get
/carbon-free-energy/past
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Get the carbon free energy share for a zone at a given datetime

Query Parameters

datetime*string

The datetime to get the data for. By default this needs to be the specific hour unless another temporal granularity is requested.

Formatdate-time
Example"2024-05-19T03:00:00Z"
temporalGranularity?string

The temporal granularity of the data to get.

Default"hourly"
Example"hourly"

Value in

  • "5_minutes"
  • "15_minutes"
  • "hourly"
  • "daily"
  • "monthly"
  • "quarterly"
  • "yearly"
zone?string

An Electricity Maps zone key.

Example"DK-DK2"
lat?number

Latitude of the location to get the data for.

Example41.877
lon?number

Longitude of the location to get the data for.

Example-88.0703
disableCallerLookup?boolean

If true, the fallback IP-based zone lookup will not be performed.

Defaultfalse
disableEstimations?boolean

If true, the response will exclude estimated data points

Defaultfalse
emissionFactorType?string

The type of emission factor to use.

Default"lifecycle"
Example"lifecycle"

Value in

  • "direct"
  • "lifecycle"
flowTraced?boolean

If true, the response returns flow-traced (consumption-based) values.

Defaulttrue
Exampletrue

Response Body

application/json

application/json

application/json

curl -X GET "https://example.com/carbon-free-energy/past?datetime=2024-05-19T03%3A00%3A00Z"
{  "zone": "DK-DK2",  "datetime": "2026-01-01T01:00:00.000Z",  "updatedAt": "2026-01-01T02:00:00.000Z",  "createdAt": "2026-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",  "unit": "%",  "value": 67,  "flowTraced": true,  "isEstimated": false,  "estimationMethod": "string",  "temporalGranularity": "hourly",  "aggregationPeriod": "hourly"}

Forecast GET

Get the fossil-only carbon intensity for a zone (forecast).

Past Range GET

Get the carbon free energy share for a zone at a given datetime range