diff --git a/collectors/raplMetric.go b/collectors/raplMetric.go
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+package collectors
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	cclog "github.com/ClusterCockpit/cc-metric-collector/pkg/ccLogger"
+	lp "github.com/ClusterCockpit/cc-metric-collector/pkg/ccMetric"
+)
+
+// running average power limit (RAPL) monitoring attributes for a zone
+type RAPLZoneInfo struct {
+	// tags describing the RAPL zone:
+	// * zone_name, subzone_name: e.g. psys, dram, core, uncore, package-0
+	// * zone_id: e.g. 0:1 (zone 0 sub zone 1)
+	tags            map[string]string
+	energyFilepath  string    // path to a file containing the zones current energy counter in micro joules
+	energy          int64     // current reading of the energy counter in micro joules
+	energyTimestamp time.Time // timestamp when energy counter was read
+	maxEnergyRange  int64     // Range of the above energy counter in micro-joules
+}
+
+type RAPLCollector struct {
+	metricCollector
+	config struct {
+		// Exclude IDs for RAPL zones, e.g.
+		// * 0 for zone 0
+		// * 0:1 for zone 0 subzone 1
+		ExcludeByID  []string `json:"exclude_device_by_id,omitempty"`
+		isIDExcluded map[string]bool
+		// Exclude names for RAPL zones, e.g. psys, dram, core, uncore, package-0
+		ExcludeByName  []string `json:"exclude_device_by_name,omitempty"`
+		isNameExcluded map[string]bool
+	}
+	RAPLZoneInfo []RAPLZoneInfo
+	meta         map[string]string // default meta information
+}
+
+// Init initializes the running average power limit (RAPL) collector
+func (m *RAPLCollector) Init(config json.RawMessage) error {
+
+	// Release resources only needed in Init()
+	defer func() {
+		m.config.ExcludeByID = nil
+		m.config.isIDExcluded = nil
+		m.config.ExcludeByName = nil
+		m.config.isNameExcluded = nil
+	}()
+
+	// Check if already initialized
+	if m.init {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	var err error = nil
+	m.name = "RAPLCollector"
+	m.setup()
+	m.parallel = true
+	m.meta = map[string]string{
+		"source": m.name,
+		"group":  "energy",
+		"unit":   "Watt",
+	}
+
+	// Read in the JSON configuration
+	if len(config) > 0 {
+		err = json.Unmarshal(config, &m.config)
+		if err != nil {
+			cclog.ComponentError(m.name, "Error reading config:", err.Error())
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Configure excluded RAPL zones
+	m.config.isIDExcluded = make(map[string]bool)
+	if m.config.ExcludeByID != nil {
+		for _, ID := range m.config.ExcludeByID {
+			m.config.isIDExcluded[ID] = true
+		}
+	}
+	m.config.isNameExcluded = make(map[string]bool)
+	if m.config.ExcludeByName != nil {
+		for _, name := range m.config.ExcludeByName {
+			m.config.isNameExcluded[name] = true
+		}
+	}
+
+	// readZoneInfo reads RAPL monitoring attributes for a zone given by zonePath
+	// See: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/power/powercap/powercap.html#monitoring-attributes
+	readZoneInfo := func(zonePath string) (z struct {
+		name            string    // zones name e.g. psys, dram, core, uncore, package-0
+		energyFilepath  string    // path to a file containing the zones current energy counter in micro joules
+		energy          int64     // current reading of the energy counter in micro joules
+		energyTimestamp time.Time // timestamp when energy counter was read
+		maxEnergyRange  int64     // Range of the above energy counter in micro-joules
+		ok              bool      // Are all information available?
+	}) {
+		// zones name e.g. psys, dram, core, uncore, package-0
+		foundName := false
+		if v, err :=
+			os.ReadFile(
+				filepath.Join(zonePath, "name")); err == nil {
+			foundName = true
+			z.name = strings.TrimSpace(string(v))
+		}
+
+		// path to a file containing the zones current energy counter in micro joules
+		z.energyFilepath = filepath.Join(zonePath, "energy_uj")
+
+		// current reading of the energy counter in micro joules
+		foundEnergy := false
+		if v, err := os.ReadFile(z.energyFilepath); err == nil {
+			// timestamp when energy counter was read
+			z.energyTimestamp = time.Now()
+			if i, err := strconv.ParseInt(strings.TrimSpace(string(v)), 10, 64); err == nil {
+				foundEnergy = true
+				z.energy = i
+			}
+		}
+
+		// Range of the above energy counter in micro-joules
+		foundMaxEnergyRange := false
+		if v, err :=
+			os.ReadFile(
+				filepath.Join(zonePath, "max_energy_range_uj")); err == nil {
+			if i, err := strconv.ParseInt(strings.TrimSpace(string(v)), 10, 64); err == nil {
+				foundMaxEnergyRange = true
+				z.maxEnergyRange = i
+			}
+		}
+
+		// Are all information available?
+		z.ok = foundName && foundEnergy && foundMaxEnergyRange
+
+		return
+	}
+
+	powerCapPrefix := "/sys/devices/virtual/powercap"
+	controlType := "intel-rapl"
+	controlTypePath := filepath.Join(powerCapPrefix, controlType)
+
+	// Find all RAPL zones
+	zonePrefix := filepath.Join(controlTypePath, controlType+":")
+	zonesPath, err := filepath.Glob(zonePrefix + "*")
+	if err != nil || zonesPath == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to find any zones under %s", controlTypePath)
+	}
+
+	for _, zonePath := range zonesPath {
+		zoneID := strings.TrimPrefix(zonePath, zonePrefix)
+		z := readZoneInfo(zonePath)
+		if z.ok &&
+			!m.config.isIDExcluded[zoneID] &&
+			!m.config.isNameExcluded[z.name] {
+
+			// Add RAPL monitoring attributes for a zone
+			m.RAPLZoneInfo =
+				append(
+					m.RAPLZoneInfo,
+					RAPLZoneInfo{
+						tags: map[string]string{
+							"id":        zoneID,
+							"zone_name": z.name,
+						},
+						energyFilepath:  z.energyFilepath,
+						energy:          z.energy,
+						energyTimestamp: z.energyTimestamp,
+						maxEnergyRange:  z.maxEnergyRange,
+					})
+		}
+
+		// find all sub zones for the given zone
+		subZonePrefix := filepath.Join(zonePath, controlType+":"+zoneID+":")
+		subZonesPath, err := filepath.Glob(subZonePrefix + "*")
+		if err != nil || subZonesPath == nil {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		for _, subZonePath := range subZonesPath {
+			subZoneID := strings.TrimPrefix(subZonePath, subZonePrefix)
+			sz := readZoneInfo(subZonePath)
+			if len(zoneID) > 0 && len(z.name) > 0 &&
+				sz.ok &&
+				!m.config.isIDExcluded[zoneID+":"+subZoneID] &&
+				!m.config.isNameExcluded[sz.name] {
+				m.RAPLZoneInfo =
+					append(
+						m.RAPLZoneInfo,
+						RAPLZoneInfo{
+							tags: map[string]string{
+								"id":            zoneID + ":" + subZoneID,
+								"zone_name":     z.name,
+								"sub_zone_name": sz.name,
+							},
+							energyFilepath:  sz.energyFilepath,
+							energy:          sz.energy,
+							energyTimestamp: sz.energyTimestamp,
+							maxEnergyRange:  sz.maxEnergyRange,
+						})
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	if m.RAPLZoneInfo == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("no running average power limit (RAPL) device found in %s", controlTypePath)
+
+	}
+
+	// Initialized
+	cclog.ComponentDebug(
+		m.name,
+		"initialized",
+		len(m.RAPLZoneInfo),
+		"zones with running average power limit (RAPL) monitoring attributes")
+	m.init = true
+
+	return err
+}
+
+// Read reads running average power limit (RAPL) monitoring attributes for all initialized zones
+// See: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/power/powercap/powercap.html#monitoring-attributes
+func (m *RAPLCollector) Read(interval time.Duration, output chan lp.CCMetric) {
+
+	for i := range m.RAPLZoneInfo {
+		p := &m.RAPLZoneInfo[i]
+
+		// Read current value of the energy counter in micro joules
+		if v, err := os.ReadFile(p.energyFilepath); err == nil {
+			energyTimestamp := time.Now()
+			if i, err := strconv.ParseInt(strings.TrimSpace(string(v)), 10, 64); err == nil {
+				energy := i
+
+				// Compute average power (Δ energy / Δ time)
+				energyDiff := energy - p.energy
+				if energyDiff < 0 {
+					// Handle overflow:
+					// ( p.maxEnergyRange - p.energy ) + energy
+					// = p.maxEnergyRange + ( energy - p.energy )
+					// = p.maxEnergyRange + diffEnergy
+					energyDiff += p.maxEnergyRange
+				}
+				timeDiff := energyTimestamp.Sub(p.energyTimestamp)
+				averagePower := float64(energyDiff) / float64(timeDiff.Microseconds())
+
+				y, err := lp.New(
+					"rapl_average_power",
+					p.tags,
+					m.meta,
+					map[string]interface{}{"value": averagePower},
+					energyTimestamp)
+				if err == nil {
+					output <- y
+				}
+
+				// Save current energy counter state
+				p.energy = energy
+				p.energyTimestamp = energyTimestamp
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// Close closes running average power limit (RAPL) metric collector
+func (m *RAPLCollector) Close() {
+	// Unset flag
+	m.init = false
+}
diff --git a/collectors/raplMetric.md b/collectors/raplMetric.md
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+# Running average power limit (RAPL) metric collector
+
+This collector reads running average power limit (RAPL) monitoring attributes to compute average power consumption metrics. See <https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/power/powercap/powercap.html#monitoring-attributes>.
+
+The Likwid metric collector provides similar functionality.
+
+## Configuration
+
+```json
+  "rapl": {
+    "exclude_device_by_id": ["0:1", "0:2"],
+    "exclude_device_by_name": ["psys"]
+  }
+```
+
+## Metrics
+
+* `rapl_average_power`: average power consumption in Watt. The average is computed over the entire runtime from the last measurement to the current measurement