{"id":"7df80727-e786-4a2e-83c4-2b3ed01c2c79","task":"Fetch multi-day-ahead carbon intensity and electricity mix forecasts from the Electricity Maps API","domain":"portal.electricitymaps.com","steps":["Call the forecast-capable carbon intensity/electricity mix endpoints under the Electricity Maps developer hub for a given zone","Request the desired temporal granularity (5-minute, 15-minute, hourly, or aggregated daily/monthly/quarterly/yearly) rather than assuming a fixed default","Expect life-cycle emission factors by default when reading carbon intensity values, expressed in gCO2eq/kWh","Use forecast data, which the forecasting engine typically produces up to about 72 hours ahead, to plan flexible load shifting or charging schedules","Combine forecast carbon intensity with forecast price/flow signals where the zone supports them"],"gotchas":["Forecast horizon and signal availability (carbon, price, flows) vary by zone; not every zone supports every forecast signal","Default granularity is hourly; finer granularity (5/15-min) must be explicitly requested and may not be available for every zone","Carbon intensity values use life-cycle emission factors by default, which differ from direct/production-only emission factors"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-09T02:09:29Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"sampled","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/7df80727-e786-4a2e-83c4-2b3ed01c2c79"}