Comprehensive dataset tracking global power generation assets.
API Access
Est. Price
~$15,000/yr est.
Update Frequency
Monthly
Pricing Tiers
1
Regions
1
Quality SignalsB
Freshness
Recently enriched
Complete
81%
API
API Available
Product Overview
Energy and Commodities Intelligence Platform$$
Offering: Comprehensive market intelligence, price assessments, and supply chain analytics covering the global energy value chain from oil and gas to renewables.
Best for: Energy traders, utility strategists, and corporate planners requiring deep-dive market forecasting and asset-level intelligence.
Benefits
- Unmatched breadth across the entire energy value chain
- Integration of historical data with long-term forward-looking forecasts
- Flexible delivery options including direct cloud shares and APIs
- Strong focus on energy transition and ESG-related commodity metrics
Drawbacks
⚠ High fragmentation of individual product subscriptions · ⚠ Less focus on real-time high-frequency trading signals compared to pure-play market data vendorsProduct Intelligence
Value Score
41
quality per $
Price Position
P32
below avg
Coverage
55
geo × freq × depth
Try-ability
15
ease of trial
Market concentration: 83% (concentrated — few vendors)
Product Details
Use Cases
Capacity planninginfrastructure investment analysiscompetitive benchmarkingsupply chain modelingESG reportingand energy market forecasting.
Categories
Energy DataCommoditiesMarket IntelligenceInfrastructureUtilities
Coverage
Global
Delivery
REST APISFTPS3 BucketSnowflake ShareWeb UI download
Data Sources
government filings
Detected Use Cases
competitive intelligenceesg sustainabilityinvestment researchsupply chain
Pricing Tiers
Vedex estimate
~$15,000/yr est.
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Web Authority
High Authority10 mentions·2 platforms
Academic Papers
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Reddit
1 × 3 pts+3
Evidence5 sources
Academic Papers
Electricity Climate-Compatibility Index
[40] S&P Global Market Intelligence. World Electric Power Plants Database. https://www.spglobal.com/platts/zh/products-services/electric-power/worldelectric-.
Academic Papers
Domain Consistent Industrial Decarbonisation of Global ...
Global market intelligence. world electric power plants database. [17] ↑ Global Energy Monitor. Global coal plant tracker.
Academic Papers
Integrated Electricity Generation Expansion and Transmission ...
World Electric Power Plants Database: Global Price Assessments and Indices. Available at: http://www.platts.com/Products/worldelectricpowerplantsdatabase ...
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About World Electric Power Plants Database
World Electric Power Plants Database is a energy data data product offered by S&P Global Energy, available on discovery. Data is updated monthly. API access is available for programmatic integration. Vedex estimates pricing at roughly $15,000/yr (an estimate, not a vendor-published price).
Comprehensive dataset tracking global power generation assets.
About S&P Global Energy
S&P Global Energy is a data provider & platform & marketplace & index provider vendor based in New York, NY, USA. S&P Global Energy is a leading provider of comprehensive energy data, analytics, and market intelligence, offering deep insights into global commodity markets, supply chains, and energy transition tre...
Related Data Categories
Energy DataCommoditiesMarket IntelligenceInfrastructureUtilities