Key:electricity

The electricity key is used to indicate the electricity source used in a building, a dwelling or a settlement. The tag should be put on building features (building=*) or on small residential areas (landuse=residential) using the same electricity source. It is also used on various standalone healthcare=*, amenity=* and similar elements.

Values

Values for this key should be filled with the type of electricity source, or if it can't be specified or missing, with yes or none. Use as follows:

Tagging	Description	Picture
electricity=grid	Electricity is coming from a distribution grid, normally operated by some public or private company.
electricity=generator	Electricity is produced by a portable generator, usually powered by diesel or petrol.
electricity=solar	Electricity is generated by solar panels located at the feature.
electricity=* with user defined value	To specify another electricity source than listed above.
electricity=yes	There is electricity but the source is unspecified.
electricity=none or electricity=no	There is no electricity at all.

If there is a schedule, conditional restrictions can be used. As an example, one can use electricity:schedule=grid @ (17:00-22:00) if electricity is coming from a grid and is only available every day from 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm.

Possible tagging mistakes

power=solar

		$1%
		$1%
		$1%
		$1%

More details at taginfo

• power=solar ‒ If on a non-power-related feature, should probably be electricity=solar

If you know places with this tag, verify if it could be tagged with another tag.
Automated edits are strongly discouraged unless you really know what you are doing!

power=battery

		$1%
		$1%
		$1%
		$1%

More details at taginfo

• power=battery ‒ If on a non-power-related feature, should probably be electricity=generator + generator:source=battery

If you know places with this tag, verify if it could be tagged with another tag.
Automated edits are strongly discouraged unless you really know what you are doing!

See also

• power_supply=* for more popular way to map availability to users (and also voltages and frequencies).
• socket=* for detailed availability of socket types
• power=* for detailed mapping of electricity production and distribution.
• backup_generator=* to indicate whether a feature has a backup generator