InterConnect has a new ally in the path to decarbonize the electricity grid. Electricity Maps, a start-up company that develops an API that makes it easier to integrate carbon data into energy applications and optimize energy use, will cooperate with our project.

This partnership will aid in the process of increasing connections between smart homes and buildings with electricity data. “Allowing buildings and homes to have a more carbon-aware electricity consumption is key in the path of grid decarbonization. Electricity Maps is pleased to join efforts with InterConnect and to support innovative solutions that pursue this aim”, explains Julien Lavalley, Product Specialist at Electricity Maps.

The company will provide the project with recommendations and best practices around integrating electricity network signals into user applications and optimization solutions.

“Alongside its leading data offering, ElectricityMaps will bring its technical expertise in both electricity grid data and carbon signals to the project”, summarizes Julien Lavalley.

For InterConnect, the cooperation will “facilitate the access to data about the CO2 footprint in Europe from several member states”, explains David Rua project leader of InterConnect.

The partnership, he adds, will also facilitate the participation of consumers, “via the use of energy applications and interoperable technologies to proactively support the resilient operation of the energy system and allow them to be better prepared to help in dealing with the current energy crisis.”

More about ElectricityMaps

The Danish start-up stands out for its carbon electricity data that unifies and harmonizes grid data across the world, ranging from renewable production to electricity carbon intensity. From historical to 24-hour forecasted data, it empowers a wide range of use cases, from calculating granular carbon footprints to optimizing and reducing carbon emissions by empowering carbon-aware electricity consumption.