Official Electricity Maps SDK for Python

Welcome to the official Python SDK for Electricity Maps.

⚠️ Beta Notice: This SDK is currently in beta. While functional, the API may change before the stable release. We welcome feedback and contributions!

📦 Getting Started

Prerequisites

You need an Electricity Maps API key. Sign up for free to get started.

Installation

Getting the Electricity Maps SDK into your project is straightforward. Just run this command in your terminal:

pip install electricitymaps

Basic Configuration

Here's a quick configuration example to get started:

import os
from electricitymaps import create_client

# Create a client with your API key
client = create_client(api_key=os.environ["ELECTRICITY_MAPS_API_KEY"])

⚡ Supported Signals

The SDK provides access to the following electricity data signals:

Signal	Latest	Forecast	History	Description
Carbon Intensity	✅	✅	✅	Real-time and forecasted carbon intensity (gCO2eq/kWh)
Power Breakdown	✅	❌	✅	Electricity generation by source (coal, gas, nuclear, solar, wind, etc.)
Renewable Energy	✅	❌	❌	Percentage of renewable energy in the electricity mix
Carbon-Free Energy	✅	❌	❌	Percentage of carbon-free energy sources
Total Load	✅	❌	✅	Total electricity demand/consumption
Net Load	✅	❌	✅	Load minus renewable generation
Day-Ahead Prices	✅	❌	✅	Next-day electricity market prices

Note: All signals support querying by both zone keys (e.g., "DK-DK1") and geographic coordinates (latitude/longitude).

Coverage: This table shows the current SDK coverage. The full Electricity Maps API offers additional endpoints and functionality. For complete API documentation and all available endpoints, visit our Developer Hub.

🚀 Quick Usage Examples

Carbon Intensity

# Get latest carbon intensity for Denmark West
result = client.carbon_intensity.latest(zone_key="DK-DK1")
print(f"Carbon intensity: {result.carbon_intensity} gCO2eq/kWh")

# Get 24-hour carbon intensity forecast
forecast = client.carbon_intensity.forecast(zone_key="DK-DK1", horizon_hours=24)
print(f"Forecast: {forecast}")

# Get historical carbon intensity data
history = client.carbon_intensity.history(zone_key="DK-DK1")
print(f"Historical data: {history}")

Power Breakdown

# Get current power generation breakdown
breakdown = client.power_breakdown.latest(zone_key="DK-DK1")
print(f"Power sources: {breakdown}")

# Get historical power breakdown
history = client.power_breakdown.history(zone_key="DK-DK1")
print(f"Historical breakdown: {history}")

Renewable and Carbon-Free Energy

# Get current renewable energy share
renewable = client.renewable_energy.latest(zone_key="DK-DK1")
print(f"Renewable energy share: {renewable}")

# Get carbon-free energy share
carbon_free = client.carbon_free_energy.latest(zone_key="DK-DK1")
print(f"Carbon-free energy share: {carbon_free}")

Load and Pricing Data

# Get total electricity load
total_load = client.total_load.latest(zone_key="DK-DK1")
print(f"Total load: {total_load}")

# Get net load (load minus renewables)
net_load = client.net_load.latest(zone_key="DK-DK1")
print(f"Net load: {net_load}")

# Get day-ahead electricity prices
prices = client.price_day_ahead.latest(zone_key="DK-DK1")
print(f"Day-ahead prices: {prices}")

Using Coordinates

Most endpoints support both zone keys and geographic coordinates:

# Get data by coordinates (Copenhagen)
result = client.carbon_intensity.latest(lat=55.6761, lon=12.5683)
print(f"Carbon intensity: {result.carbon_intensity} gCO2eq/kWh")

# Forecast by coordinates
forecast = client.carbon_intensity.forecast(
    lat=55.6761, 
    lon=12.5683, 
    horizon_hours=48
)
print(f"48-hour forecast: {forecast}")

📚 Documentation

For more details on API endpoints, parameters, and response formats, check out our full documentation at https://portal.electricitymaps.com/developer-hub/api/getting-started.

🔑 Authentication

The SDK uses API key authentication. You can obtain your API key from the Electricity Maps dashboard.

Set your API key as an environment variable:

export ELECTRICITY_MAPS_API_KEY="your-api-key-here"

🛟 Need Help?

If you encounter issues or need help setting up the SDK, please:

• Check our documentation
• Open an issue on GitHub
• Contact us at hello@electricitymaps.com

🔗 Resources

• API Documentation - Complete API reference
• Electricity Maps Website - Live electricity data visualization
• GitHub - Open source project
• Twitter - Follow us for updates

📃 License

This SDK is open-source and available under the MIT license.

🌱 Contributing

We welcome contributions! This SDK is part of our mission to make electricity consumption more transparent and sustainable. Every contribution helps us build a better future.