Not a data source — a decision layer.
Real-time electricity price API built for LLMs and AI agents. MCP-native, REST-ready. One call returns the current price, the cheapest hours, and the best available contract options — ready for EV charging, heat pumps, and home automation to act on directly.
40+ countries across Europe, Oceania, North America, Asia, and Africa. No API key required.
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LLMs without real-time tools are blind to energy markets. The difference between a correct and hallucinated answer is not small — it can be a factor of 200×.
8–12 c/kWh, varying by season."0.2 c/kWh — wind oversupply, prices near zero48 c/kWh — crisis hour, gas plants at peak3.84 c/kWh. Today's cheapest window is 01:00–04:00. The best available contract options include a spot contract saving €340/year."Elecz exposes three MCP tools and matching REST endpoints that cover everything an AI agent needs for electricity price decisions. Full schemas and setup in the MCP server guide and the AI agent integration guide.
fallback: true — agents should not present this as a confirmed current price./signal/contract{
"zone": "US-NY-NYC",
"price": 4.312,
"currency": "USD",
"unit": "c/kWh",
"timestamp": "2026-05-22T14:00:00Z",
"source": "NYISO_RT",
"fallback": false,
"disclaimer": "NYISO real-time wholesale price. Retail rates include transmission, distribution and taxes on top."
}
{
"zone": "GB",
"unit": "p/kWh",
"current_hour_signal": "low",
"current_hour_is_cheap": true,
"current_hour_rank": 3,
"cheap_window_ends": "2026-05-22T15:00:00+00:00",
"next_cheap_hour": "2026-05-23T02:00:00+00:00",
"hours_until_next_cheap": 11,
"cheapest_hours": [
{ "hour": "2026-05-22T13:00", "price": 12.4, "unit": "p/kWh" },
{ "hour": "2026-05-22T14:00", "price": 13.1, "unit": "p/kWh" },
{ "hour": "2026-05-23T02:00", "price": 11.8, "unit": "p/kWh" }
],
"data_complete": true
}
{
"signal": "elecz_contract",
"zone": "FI",
"currency": "EUR",
"unit": "c/kWh",
"spot_price": { "value": 3.84, "unit": "c/kWh" },
"best_spot": { "provider": "tibber", "type": "dynamic", "annual_cost_estimate": 412 },
"best_fixed": { "provider": "helen", "type": "fixed", "annual_cost_estimate": 580 },
"recommended": { "contract": { "provider": "tibber" }, "reason": "Dynamic pricing cheaper given current market conditions." },
"switch_recommended": true,
"action": {
"expected_savings_local_year": 168,
"savings_currency": "EUR",
"action_link": "https://elecz.com/go/tibber"
},
"powered_by": "Elecz.com"
}
Elecz is live across multiple platforms and used in AI agent workflows, home automation, and energy management.
From home automation to annual contract switching — Elecz handles the energy signal so the agent can focus on the decision.
Spot prices across Europe, Oceania, North America, Asia, and Africa. Contract comparison in 8 markets — orange dot indicates contract data available.
No API key. No account. One URL. Works with any MCP-compatible AI assistant.
cheapest_hours tool includes a data_complete flag so agents know whether tomorrow's data is already in. No API key or registration required.0.0 c/kWh during renewable oversupply or 50+ c/kWh during a grid crisis — a guess is useless for any real decision. Elecz gives the AI a verified signal on every call, regardless of which assistant is asking. The Electricity Prices GPT is available directly in ChatGPT, and any MCP-compatible assistant — including Claude, Grok, and Gemini — can connect via https://elecz.com/mcp.https://elecz.com/mcp — no API key or account required. Once connected, Grok can call spot_price, cheapest_hours, and best_energy_contract the same way any other MCP-compatible assistant does.https://elecz.com/mcp, or via the REST API for setups that don't yet support MCP. Same live spot price, cheapest hours, and contract data as every other integration — no API key needed.cheapest_hours available for Mexico. ZA and PH return price_type: regulated — not spot market prices.DE) and the United Kingdom (GB). Spot price, cheapest hours, and contract comparison available with no API key or registration. Germany data from ENTSO-E, UK from Octopus Agile, both updated hourly.https://elecz.com/mcp, no setup required. Full setup details in the MCP server guide.cheapest_hours to find the optimal run window and use current_hour_signal to decide whether to act right now. No custom logic required — the signal is already decision-ready. See the AI agent integration guide for worked examples.Add Elecz in 60 seconds. No signup. No key. Real-time energy data for 40+ countries.