GridHub Electricity Market Data

Measured conclusion: Deep-tested. L2 outcome: tools_ok.

Live and historical electricity prices and demand for 25 grids; carbon intensity for GB.

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Copy this into your MCP client config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "GridHub Electricity Market Data": {
      "url": "https://api.grid-hub.app/mcp",
      "transport": "streamable-http"
    }
  }
}

Measured tools (6)

• list_zones read-only

  List the 25 electricity grid zones GridHub covers, with id, name, data source (EIA, ENTSO-E, NESO, AEMO), timezone, currency, licence and required attribution. Free, no credentials needed. Call this first if you are unsure which zone id to use.

  Hints: read-only yes · destructive no · idempotent yes · open-world yes

• get_status read-only

  Ingestion health per source and zone: last successful fetch timestamp and last error, if any. Free. Use it to explain stale or missing values before drawing conclusions from them.

  Hints: read-only yes · destructive no · idempotent yes · open-world yes

• get_latest read-only

  The most recent value of every metric one zone publishes (price and demand for every zone; generation by fuel for GB and US-CAISO; carbon intensity for GB; interchange where available), each with unit and timestamp. This is the right tool for 'what is the price/demand/carbon intensity in X right now'. Note: some European sources publish day-ahead prices, so the price timestamp can be up to ~36h in the future; use get_zone_brief for a strictly at-or-before-now value with historical context. Authentication: send 'Authorization: Bearer <ghk_key>' on the MCP connection (free key, 500 requests/day, instant email signup at https://grid-hub.app/developers), or pay per call with x402 (USDC on Base) via the X-PAYMENT header. With no credentials, data tools run in free sample mode: real, current data but truncated (history capped at 50 rows; brief returns one context block). Sample results are clearly marked.

  Parameters:

  • zone (required) — string — Zone id. US ISOs: US-CAISO, US-ERCOT, US-PJM, US-MISO, US-NYISO, US-ISONE, US-SPP. Europe: DE-LU, FR, ES, IT-NO, NL, BE, PL, SE-3, NO-2, DK-1, AT, CH. Great Britain: GB. Australia (NEM): AU-NSW, AU-QLD, AU-VIC, AU-SA, AU-TAS. Call list_zones for names, sources, currencies and licences.
  • api_key — string — Optional GridHub API key (ghk_...). Prefer sending it as an 'Authorization: Bearer <key>' HTTP header on the MCP connection; use this argument only if your client cannot set headers. Without a key the tool runs in free sample mode (truncated output).

  Hints: read-only yes · destructive no · idempotent yes · open-world yes

• get_zone_brief read-only

  Composite, interpretation-ready snapshot of one zone: current price / demand / carbon intensity where published (strictly at-or-before now), each ranked against that zone's own last ~30 days (percentile, vs-median %, min/max, sample count and the actual data window), a 24h trend per metric, the generation mix where published (GB, US-CAISO), and a one-sentence plain-English summary. Best tool for questions like 'is electricity cheap/clean in X right now' or 'is this a good time to run a flexible workload'. A raw price means little without this context. Authentication: send 'Authorization: Bearer <ghk_key>' on the MCP connection (free key, 500 requests/day, instant email signup at https://grid-hub.app/developers), or pay per call with x402 (USDC on Base) via the X-PAYMENT header. With no credentials, data tools run in free sample mode: real, current data but truncated (history capped at 50 rows; brief returns one context block). Sample results are clearly marked.

  Parameters:

  • zone (required) — string — Zone id. US ISOs: US-CAISO, US-ERCOT, US-PJM, US-MISO, US-NYISO, US-ISONE, US-SPP. Europe: DE-LU, FR, ES, IT-NO, NL, BE, PL, SE-3, NO-2, DK-1, AT, CH. Great Britain: GB. Australia (NEM): AU-NSW, AU-QLD, AU-VIC, AU-SA, AU-TAS. Call list_zones for names, sources, currencies and licences.
  • api_key — string — Optional GridHub API key (ghk_...). Prefer sending it as an 'Authorization: Bearer <key>' HTTP header on the MCP connection; use this argument only if your client cannot set headers. Without a key the tool runs in free sample mode (truncated output).

  Hints: read-only yes · destructive no · idempotent yes · open-world yes

• get_history read-only

  Time series for one metric in one zone over a start/end window (Unix seconds). Rows are returned oldest-first and the 'limit' truncates from the OLDEST end, so a small limit over a wide window returns old data, not recent data — for 'the latest N points' set start close to now, or use get_latest / get_zone_brief for current values. Default window is the last 24h (last ~400 days for capacity, which is annual). Max window 31 days per call (400 for capacity); paginate with start/end for more. Metrics: price (wholesale, local currency per MWh), demand (MW), generation (per fuel, 'fuel' field set; % or MW depending on zone; GB and US-CAISO only), carbon-intensity (gCO2/kWh; GB only), interchange (net imports, MW), capacity (installed MW per fuel; European zones only). Authentication: send 'Authorization: Bearer <ghk_key>' on the MCP connection (free key, 500 requests/day, instant email signup at https://grid-hub.app/developers), or pay per call with x402 (USDC on Base) via the X-PAYMENT header. With no credentials, data tools run in free sample mode: real, current data but truncated (history capped at 50 rows; brief returns one context block). Sample results are clearly marked.

  Parameters:

  • zone (required) — string — Zone id. US ISOs: US-CAISO, US-ERCOT, US-PJM, US-MISO, US-NYISO, US-ISONE, US-SPP. Europe: DE-LU, FR, ES, IT-NO, NL, BE, PL, SE-3, NO-2, DK-1, AT, CH. Great Britain: GB. Australia (NEM): AU-NSW, AU-QLD, AU-VIC, AU-SA, AU-TAS. Call list_zones for names, sources, currencies and licences.
  • metric (required) — string — Which series to fetch.
  • end — integer — Window end, Unix seconds. Default: now.
  • limit — integer — Max rows (default 200, max 1000 via MCP; sample mode caps at 50).
  • start — integer — Window start, Unix seconds. Default: end minus 24h.
  • api_key — string — Optional GridHub API key (ghk_...). Prefer sending it as an 'Authorization: Bearer <key>' HTTP header on the MCP connection; use this argument only if your client cannot set headers. Without a key the tool runs in free sample mode (truncated output).

  Hints: read-only yes · destructive no · idempotent yes · open-world yes

• get_map_snapshot read-only

  Current headline values for all 25 zones in one call — the cheapest way to compare zones (e.g. 'which European zone has the lowest price right now', 'rank US ISOs by demand'). Rebuilt every 5 minutes. Authentication: send 'Authorization: Bearer <ghk_key>' on the MCP connection (free key, 500 requests/day, instant email signup at https://grid-hub.app/developers), or pay per call with x402 (USDC on Base) via the X-PAYMENT header. With no credentials, data tools run in free sample mode: real, current data but truncated (history capped at 50 rows; brief returns one context block). Sample results are clearly marked.

  Parameters:

  • api_key — string — Optional GridHub API key (ghk_...). Prefer sending it as an 'Authorization: Bearer <key>' HTTP header on the MCP connection; use this argument only if your client cannot set headers. Without a key the tool runs in free sample mode (truncated output).

  Hints: read-only yes · destructive no · idempotent yes · open-world yes

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