GridPulse — Electricity Price API

The electricity price API for developers and AI agents. Real-time and historical wholesale electricity prices, carbon intensity, generation mix, gas storage, weather, and analytics for 41+ bidding zones across Europe, Great Britain, the United States, and Australia — plus monthly carbon intensity for 70+ countries worldwide.

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🔑 Get an API Key

Basic tier is free — no API key needed for 500 requests/month.

👉 Get your API key on RapidAPI

Plan	Price	Requests/month	Rate Limit
Basic	Free	500	1 req/sec
Pro	$29/mo	10,000	10 req/sec
Ultra	$99/mo	60,000	25 req/sec
Mega	$299/mo	250,000	50 req/sec

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🌐 Links

• Website: gridpulse.network
• API: api.gridpulse.network
• Documentation: gridpulse.network/docs
• RapidAPI: rapidapi.com/devtee000/api/gridpulse-energy
• npm (MCP): npmjs.com/package/gridpulse-mcp
• Status: stats.uptimerobot.com/J5zSXoBKy5

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🤖 MCP Support for AI Agents

GridPulse is MCP-native. Connect Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, Claude Code, or any AI agent in seconds.

Quick Start (no API key needed)

npx gridpulse-mcp

Claude Desktop

No API key needed for Basic tier:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gridpulse": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "gridpulse-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

With API key (get one here):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gridpulse": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "gridpulse-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "GRIDPULSE_API_KEY": "your_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Or connect directly via Streamable HTTP:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gridpulse": {
      "url": "https://api.gridpulse.network/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "X-API-Key": "your_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

claude mcp add gridpulse --command "npx" --args "-y,gridpulse-mcp"

Cursor

Add to .cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gridpulse": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "gridpulse-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "GRIDPULSE_API_KEY": "your_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Add to .vscode/mcp.json:

{
  "servers": {
    "gridpulse": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "gridpulse-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "GRIDPULSE_API_KEY": "your_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

Add to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gridpulse": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "gridpulse-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "GRIDPULSE_API_KEY": "your_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Ask your AI assistant

• "What is the current electricity price in Germany?"
• "Which European country has the cheapest electricity right now?"
• "Find the cheapest 4-hour window to charge my EV in Norway before 7am"
• "Compare the carbon intensity of Germany, France, and Norway"
• "What is Germany's gas storage level and what does it mean for prices?"
• "Find the greenest grid in Europe to run my batch job tonight"
• "What's the GB electricity market doing — is the system long or short?"
• "Schedule my workload across DE, FR, and NO — find the cheapest and greenest window before midnight"

Available MCP Tools (16)

Tool	Description	Plan
get_current_price	Latest spot price for any zone	Basic
get_day_ahead_prices	Full hourly day-ahead price curve	Basic
get_carbon_intensity	Real-time carbon intensity (gCO₂/kWh)	Basic
get_green_score	0-100 green score combining renewables and carbon	Basic
get_supported_zones	List all 41+ supported zone codes	Basic
compare_prices	Compare prices across up to 10 zones	Basic
compare_carbon	Compare carbon intensity across up to 10 zones	Basic
compare_green	Compare green scores across up to 10 zones	Basic
get_gas_storage	EU gas storage level and price risk signal	Basic
get_global_carbon	Monthly carbon intensity for 70+ countries	Basic
get_gb_market	GB day-ahead vs system price spread	Basic
get_weather	Wind, solar, temperature for any zone	Basic
get_cheapest_window	Cheapest N contiguous hours before deadline	Pro
get_price_history	Historical prices between two dates	Pro
get_optimal_schedule	Multi-zone ranking by price, carbon, or balanced	Pro

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⚡ Quick Start (REST API)

No API key needed for Basic tier:

# Current electricity price in Germany
curl "https://api.gridpulse.network/v1/prices/current?zone=DE"

# Carbon intensity in Great Britain
curl "https://api.gridpulse.network/v1/carbon/current?zone=GB"

# Compare prices across Europe — ranked cheapest first
curl "https://api.gridpulse.network/v1/compare/prices?zones=DE,FR,NO,SE,DK,AT,NL,BE,ES"

# Gas storage in Germany
curl "https://api.gridpulse.network/v1/fuels/gas-storage?country=DE"

# Carbon intensity for Japan (global coverage)
curl "https://api.gridpulse.network/v1/carbon/global?country=JP"

# GB market — day-ahead vs system price spread
curl "https://api.gridpulse.network/v1/prices/gb-market"

# Green score comparison across regions
curl "https://api.gridpulse.network/v1/compare/green?zones=DE,FR,NO,GB,CAISO"

With API key (Pro+):

# Price history
curl "https://api.gridpulse.network/v1/prices/history?zone=DE&from=2025-01-01&to=2025-01-31" \
  -H "X-API-Key: your_key_here"

# Generation mix
curl "https://api.gridpulse.network/v1/generation/current?zone=DE" \
  -H "X-API-Key: your_key_here"

# Price volatility analytics
curl "https://api.gridpulse.network/v1/analytics/volatility?zone=DE&days=30" \
  -H "X-API-Key: your_key_here"

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📡 Live Coverage

Region	Zones	Update Frequency
Europe	DE, AT, FR, NL, BE, ES, NO, SE, DK + 16 more	Every 15-30 min
Great Britain	GB — day-ahead + system prices + interconnectors + wind forecast	Every 30 min
United States	CAISO, ERCOT, NYISO, PJM, SPP, MISO, ISONE	Every 5 min
Australia	AU-NSW, AU-QLD, AU-VIC, AU-SA, AU-TAS	Every 5 min
Global Carbon	70+ countries worldwide	Monthly

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📋 Endpoints (48 total)

🟢 Basic — Free

Endpoint	Description
GET /v1/prices/current	Latest spot price for any zone
GET /v1/prices/day-ahead	Next 24-48h prices
GET /v1/prices/gb-market	GB day-ahead vs system price spread
GET /v1/compare/prices	Compare prices across up to 10 zones
GET /v1/compare/carbon	Compare carbon intensity across up to 10 zones
GET /v1/compare/green	Compare green scores across up to 10 zones
GET /v1/carbon/current	Real-time carbon intensity (gCO₂/kWh)
GET /v1/carbon/forecast	48h carbon forecast (GB)
GET /v1/carbon/global	Monthly carbon for 70+ countries
GET /v1/green/score	0-100 cleanliness score
GET /v1/fuels/gas-storage	EU gas storage levels
GET /v1/fuels/gas-storage/history	Historical gas storage
GET /v1/fuels/lng	LNG terminal data
GET /v1/fuels/summary	EU-wide gas market summary
GET /v1/fuels/henry-hub	Henry Hub gas prices
GET /v1/fuels/carbon-price	EU ETS carbon allowance prices
GET /v1/weather/current	Wind, solar, temperature
GET /v1/weather/forecast	48h weather forecast
GET /v1/zones	All supported zone codes
GET /v1/stats	Database statistics
GET /v1/plans	Plan details and limits

🔵 Pro — $29/month

Everything in Basic, plus:

Endpoint	Description
GET /v1/prices/history	Full price history with date range
GET /v1/prices/cheapest	Cheapest N-hour window finder
GET /v1/prices/consumer	Consumer retail prices DE/AT
GET /v1/generation/current	Generation mix by fuel type
GET /v1/generation/forecast	Wind and demand forecast
GET /v1/fuels/henry-hub/history	Full Henry Hub history
GET /v1/fuels/carbon-price/history	Full EUA carbon price history
GET /v1/fuels/retail-prices	US retail prices by state
POST /v1/webhooks	Create price/carbon alert
GET /v1/webhooks	List your webhooks
DELETE /v1/webhooks/:id	Delete a webhook

🟣 Ultra — $99/month

Everything in Pro, plus:

Endpoint	Description
GET /v1/analytics/volatility	Price volatility metrics
GET /v1/analytics/negative-prices	Historical negative price events
GET /v1/analytics/negative-risk	Negative price probability score (0-100)
GET /v1/analytics/correlation	Zone price correlation
GET /v1/analytics/peak-hours	Peak demand patterns
GET /v1/analytics/grid-stress	Grid stress indicator
GET /v1/analytics/carbon-optimal	Optimal low-carbon scheduling windows
GET /v1/fuels/winter-readiness	Winter gas risk score
GET /v1/fuels/gas-power-correlation	Gas/power price correlation
GET /v1/fuels/lng-dependency	LNG import dependency score

⚫ Mega — $299/month

Everything in Ultra, plus:

Endpoint	Description
GET /v1/analytics/hydro	Hydro reservoir analytics for NO, CH, AT, SE, FI

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🧪 Testing

# Run all tests
npm test

# Run API endpoint audit (71 tests)
npm run audit --workspace=@gridpulse/api

# Run specific workspace tests
npm test --workspace=@gridpulse/api

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📦 MCP Package

The apps/mcp-package/ directory contains the standalone npm MCP server published as gridpulse-mcp.

# Run without installing
npx gridpulse-mcp

# Install globally
npm install -g gridpulse-mcp

# With API key
GRIDPULSE_API_KEY=your_key npx gridpulse-mcp

Published at: npmjs.com/package/gridpulse-mcp

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🗺️ Roadmap

• [ ] Japan (JEPX) — 9 regional zones + national system price in JPY
• [ ] Price forecasting — 24-72h XGBoost model for DE, GB, NO
• [ ] Direct API key registration on gridpulse.network
• [ ] Python SDK
• [ ] JavaScript/TypeScript SDK
• [ ] Expanded US zone coverage

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📄 License

MIT — see LICENSE

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📧 Support

• Email: devtee000@gmail.com
• Website: gridpulse.network
• Docs: gridpulse.network/docs
• API Status: stats.uptimerobot.com/J5zSXoBKy5
• RapidAPI: rapidapi.com/devtee000/api/gridpulse-energy