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  "use_case": "Methane & gas leak detection",
  "quantity": null,
  "unit": "site",
  "country": "FR",
  "currency": "EUR",
  "estimate": {
    "low": 800,
    "high": 5000,
    "currency": "EUR",
    "based_on": 2
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  "method": "published unit price × quantity (exact unit conversions only); filtered to the best region match; older prices only if nothing newer",
  "notes": [
    "Range uses only benchmarks whose region matches FR.",
    "No quantity given: costs are per 1 site.",
    "Arithmetic on published prices, not a quote: scope, access, permits, minimums and travel change real prices. Ask suppliers via submit_rfq."
  ],
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      "kind": "benchmark",
      "provider_id": null,
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        "low": 800,
        "high": 1500,
        "currency": "EUR",
        "unit": "per site"
      },
      "region": "FR",
      "region_match": "country",
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      "as_of": "2026-09-22",
      "older_price": false,
      "unit_conversion": null,
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        "low": 800,
        "high": 1500,
        "currency": "EUR"
      },
      "used_in_range": true
    },
    {
      "kind": "benchmark",
      "provider_id": null,
      "description": "Drone leak-detection survey of a biogas plant with OGI camera or TDLAS sensor (C-DRONE price guide, France, observed 2026 range, excl. VAT)",
      "unit_price": {
        "low": 2000,
        "high": 5000,
        "currency": "EUR",
        "unit": "per site"
      },
      "region": "FR",
      "region_match": "country",
      "source_url": "https://c-drone.fr/en/guides/biogas-plant-drone-inspection-thermography-methane-price/",
      "as_of": "2026-09-22",
      "older_price": false,
      "unit_conversion": null,
      "cost": {
        "low": 2000,
        "high": 5000,
        "currency": "EUR"
      },
      "used_in_range": true
    }
  ],
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    "day"
  ],
  "fx_date": "2026-10-23"
}