v2.4.2 - Release Notes

🌍 Carbon Intensity Refactor

• Refactored intensity fetchers to handle only fetching logic.
• Fixed a bug where the API key was not recognized when using the CLI.
• Updated the API key logic:
  • Now only one fetcher key is expected.
  • If multiple keys are provided, the user is notified which one is selected.
  • Added a logger message showing which intensity provider is active when keys are submitted.

🧾 Logging Improvements

• Fixed duplicate log entries and aligned all messages with the set verbosity level.
• Updated fallback log message to refer to country averages instead of specific addresses.
• Added a single consolidated log when falling back to average carbon intensity.
• Moved initialization log messages to occur during setup for better clarity.
• Created new tests to validate logger output.

⚙️ Other Updates

• Updated unit of measurement to gCO₂eq/kWh (standardized notation).
• Updated carbon intensity averages and driving efficiency 2024 values.
• Fixed epoch monitoring issue:
  • Default monitoring now covers all epochs, resolving the message:
    “Training was interrupted before all -1 epochs were monitored.”
• Updated ReportLab package to the latest compatible version.
• Fixed minor typos and deprecated package references.