Connect GridStatus MCP for AI Agents

Yes, you can see the generation breakdown by source for multiple ISOs. The agent uses specialized tools to compare things like solar and wind contributions in California versus Texas.

Absolutely. You can access day-ahead Locational Marginal Pricing (LMP) forecasts, which give you a predicted view of wholesale costs hours or days in advance.

Yes. It provides real-time 5-minute interval data for major markets, letting you track immediate price spikes and volatility as they happen on the grid.

It offers historical and real-time consumption (load) data across specific US ISOs. You can compare regional demand patterns for planning purposes.

The MCP includes tools that provide standardized zonal data, which means the columns and format are consistent across different regions, making your model inputs much cleaner.

The GridStatus API supports all major US Independent System Operators: ERCOT (Texas), CAISO (California), PJM (Mid-Atlantic/Midwest), MISO (Midwest), NYISO (New York), ISO-NE (New England), and SPP (Southwest/Central). Each ISO provides different datasets including load, fuel mix, LMP pricing, and standardized data depending on what they report.

Visit https://www.gridstatus.io/ and create a free account. Your API key will be available in your account settings. The free tier includes 500,000 rows per month, which is sufficient for most research and analysis use cases. Use the get_api_usage tool to monitor your remaining quota. Higher tiers are available for commercial applications requiring more data access.

LMP (Locational Marginal Pricing) is used by most ISOs (PJM, CAISO, MISO, NYISO, ISO-NE, SPP) and represents the wholesale electricity price at specific nodes. SPP (Settlement Point Price) is ERCOT's equivalent for Texas. Both measure $/MWh but use different market mechanisms. LMP has day-ahead hourly and real-time 5-minute intervals. ERCOT SPP has day-ahead hourly and real-time 15-minute intervals. Both include prices at trading hubs (e.g. HB_HOUSTON, HB_NORTH), load zones, and resource zones.

Yes! Use the get_fuel_mix tool with ISOs that support it (ERCOT, CAISO, ISO-NE). The response includes generation breakdown by source: solar, wind, hydro, natural_gas, coal, nuclear, and others. You can calculate the renewable percentage by summing solar + wind + hydro and dividing by total generation. Note that fuel mix data availability varies by ISO — ERCOT and CAISO have the most comprehensive renewable tracking.