Carbon Efficient Locations
SustainabilityIntersecting Disciplines
Definition
Companies will define the criteria for a low carbon region - such as areas where electricity is over 80% renewable - and assess the percentage of their resources located in these low carbon and high renewable regions.
Formula, as published
(Count of active resources in low carbon region) / (total active resources)
- Data sources:
- CSP Billing data Electricity maps for carbon intensity
- Additional guidance:
- Make sure the region is compliant with your organization regulatory requirements Example low carbon regions in AWS for example Stockholm Paris Singapore Nordics
Calculate it
Example values to start with; replace them with yours.
Resources in low-carbon locations
42.5%
From the FinOps Foundation
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Definition and formula: Carbon Efficient Locations, FinOps KPI library, FinOps Foundation, licensed CC BY 4.0, read 16 Oct 2026. Changed: HTML removed, dashes and British spellings changed, formula split from its data sources and examples. The calculator and the notes are Finitizer’s.
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