French Grid Bluesky Bot

A Bluesky bot that posts regular updates comparing the carbon intensity of France's electrical grid with other European countries. The bot fetches data from ElectricityMaps API on a configurable schedule and creates posts showing:

• Carbon intensity (gCO2/kWh) for both countries
• Top 3 power sources and their percentages
• Visual indicators for carbon intensity levels
• Country flags
• Posting time in UTC
• Configurable emojis for different power sources

Example Post

🇫🇷 FRANCE: 28g CO2/kWh 🟢
⚛️ 73% Nuclear
🌊 12% Hydro
🔥 7% Gas

🇩🇪 GERMANY: 320g CO2/kWh 🔴
💨 40% Wind
🪨 20% Coal
☀️ 16% Solar

Data [Electricity Maps](https://app.electricitymaps.com/) (14:00 UTC)

Setup

1. Clone the repository
2. Create a virtual environment and activate it:

   python -m venv venv
   source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: venv\Scripts\activate

3. Install dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Copy .env.example to .env and fill in your credentials:

   BLUESKY_HANDLE=your.handle.bsky.social
   BLUESKY_PASSWORD=your_password
   ELECTRICITY_MAPS_TOKEN=your_api_token
   SAVE_POSTS=false
   

5. Customize the list of countries to compare in config.yaml

Configuration

The config.yaml file allows you to configure:

• List of European countries to compare with France
• Posting interval (in hours)
• Logging settings
• Emojis for different power sources
• Thresholds for carbon intensity levels
• Account tag to be mentioned in posts

Running the Bot

python src/main.py

The bot will:

• Post updates at the configured interval (default: 6 hours)
• Log activities to bot.log
• Optionally save posts to posts.log if SAVE_POSTS=true

Error Handling

The bot includes comprehensive error handling:

• Automatic retries for failed API requests
• Detailed logging of all activities and errors
• Graceful handling of API rate limits and network issues

Logging

Logs are written to bot.log with configurable log levels and format. The logging configuration can be customized in config.yaml.

License

MIT License