The tap-carbon-intensity Meltano extractor pulls data from the UK Carbon Intensity API that can then be sent to a destination using a loader.

Getting Started

Prerequisites

If you haven't already, follow the initial steps of the Getting Started guide:

  1. Install Meltano
  2. Create your Meltano project

Installation and configuration

Using the Command Line Interface

  1. Add the tap-carbon-intensity extractor to your project using meltano add : 

    meltano add extractor tap-carbon-intensity

Using Meltano UI

  1. Start Meltano UI using meltano ui: 

    meltano ui
  2. Open the Extractors interface at http://localhost:5000/extractors.
  3. Click the “Add to project” button for “Carbon Emissions Intensity”.

Next steps

Follow the remaining steps of the Getting Started guide:

  1. Select entities and attributes to extract
  2. Add a loader to send data to a destination
  3. Run a data integration (EL) pipeline

If you run into any issues, learn how to get help.

Looking for help?

If you're having trouble getting the tap-carbon-intensity extractor to work, look for an existing issue in its repository, file a new issue, or join the Meltano Slack community and ask for help in the #plugins-general channel.

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