Mapping cloud region to usage_location code

[da-ekchajzer]

Problem

usage_location can only be given in the NATO trigram (see: https://github.com/Boavizta/boaviztapi/blob/main/boaviztapi/data/electricity/electricity_impact_factors.csv). When the API is used to retrieve the impacts of cloud instances it could be easier for users to use cloud regions instead.

Solution

{
"provider": "aws",
"instance_type": "a1.small",
"usage":{
   "region": "eu-west-3"
} }

Implementation

We should have a CSV with the following format :

provider	region	NATO code
aws	eu-west-3	FRA

And add a step in the completion process to complete usage_location from the provider and the region given by the user. We should have a utility router to GET all available regions for each provider.

Some cloud regions can be found here: https://www.cloudcarbonfootprint.org/docs/methodology#appendix-v-grid-emissions-factors