Where to add specific energy mix data if available?

[Panzerkrokette99]

Hello there,

I´m Dominic and currently working on the implementation of codecarbon at a university in Germany. I would like to perform the measurement as accurately as possible and therefore want to override the energymix data of Germany with the energymix data of our specific energyprovider at our city. I tried to find the origin of the data used by codecarbon myself, but failed. I also couldn't find an entry on the documentation.
So here is my Question:
Where do I add specific energy mix data to be used by codecarbon?
Maybe this is an idea for a feature to be added.

I really appreciate any help you can provide.
Dominic

[cianc]

I think this is documentation explaining where the data comes from: https://mlco2.github.io/codecarbon/faq.html#:~:text=What%20are%20the%20sources%20of%20your%20energy%20carbon%20intensity%20data%3F
Possibly you can overwrite the values in https://github.com/mlco2/codecarbon/blob/master/codecarbon/data/private_infra/global_energy_mix.json, but I have not tried.

[Panzerkrokette99]

Thank you @cianc for that input.
somehow overlooked the json.
Since I ditched the idea of using custom data I also did not try to overwrite the data.
But for my initial request of adding custom data, I think your answer is the best option to further look into.
Thank you again.

[Panzerkrokette99]

If you [the reader] wants to use live energy mix data then read here.

I ditched the idea of using custom energy mix data and instead trying to get live data.

Best way to get live data on co2eq-emissions per kWh is to use the API of electricitymaps.com, former co2signal.com.
To call the API one must set the "co2_signal_api_token" Parameter in codecarbon.config or in the tracker init to call for live data.
Seen here in the Docs: https://mlco2.github.io/codecarbon/parameters.html#input-parameters
Beforehand, create an account on elictricitymaps.com and use their API Playground once to activate possibility of getting an API Key.
Getting the key is described here: https://portal.electricitymaps.com/developer-hub/api/getting-started#authorization

Unfortantely, the API call does not work right now because its calling an outdated URL. I opened an Issue on that, so hopefully someone smarter than me can fix it.

I hope this gives any future reader with similar ideas a good understanding.
Greetings again,
Dominic