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Available in the web platform

Electricity Market Explorer

Customer utility benchmarks and wholesale prices answer different questions and should remain distinguishable.

Workflow illustration
  1. 01Choose the dataset
  2. 02Review the source
  3. 03Use the right basis

Market context

Who it was designed for

Administrators and clients reviewing electricity-data context.

Available in admin and client Energy markets views within existing account permissions.

What it does

Browse separate customer-rate and wholesale-market views with searchable catalogs, range controls, line or OHLC charts, and an observation table.

Source and methodology, currency and price units, available history and refresh status remain explicit. Range controls do not create unavailable historical data.

How it fits your workflow

STEP 1

Choose the dataset

Search utility benchmarks or available wholesale markets.

STEP 2

Review the source

Check units, methodology, coverage and last update.

STEP 3

Use the right basis

Keep customer rates distinct from wholesale observations.

Illustrated workflow. These cards explain the process; they are not screenshots of a customer project.

The practical value

Source labels, units, coverage and freshness let a user assess a dataset before using it in a site discussion. Separate views help prevent a wholesale quote from being mistaken for a customer rate.

A concrete use case

A user reviews an annual EIA utility benchmark, then opens an available wholesale dataset without substituting that wholesale price for the site’s confirmed customer rate.

Requirements and limits

EIA retail benchmarks are annual revenue divided by sales, not exact customer tariffs or hourly retail observations.

Global coverage and available history are partial. Missing observations remain gaps. Exact tariff lookup depends on provider setup.

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See how electricity market explorer fits your team

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