Environment · head-to-head
GrünstromIndex vs PM2.5 Open Data Portal
GrünstromIndex (GSI) forecasts, by German postal code, what share of the electricity grid is renewable for the coming hours, so consumers and devices can shift usage toward greener periods. The public front end at gruenstromindex.de is now branded Corrently, and the underlying forecast gateway (api.corrently.io) is HTTPS-only even though the demo site itself still serves over plain HTTP.
The LASS PM2.5 Open Data Portal aggregates readings from Taiwan's low-cost civic air-quality sensor networks (AirBox, LASS, EPA, and others) into freely downloadable JSON snapshots, refreshed continuously with no key required. It also runs a DCF (Data Calibration Framework) service that publishes machine-learning-corrected PM2.5 estimates per monitoring site.
| GrünstromIndex | PM2.5 Open Data Portal | |
|---|---|---|
| Authentication | None | None |
| Pricing | free | free |
| Formats | JSON | JSON |
| CORS | yes | no |
| HTTPS | Yes | Yes |
GrünstromIndex supports CORS, while PM2.5 Open Data Portal doesn't — pick GrünstromIndex for direct browser calls.