GridHub Electricity Market Data

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

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What it can do

    What data it sees

    Do you need an account

    An API key from the service settings is required

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

    How to connect

    How to connect GridHub Electricity Market Data to Claude

    The server address to paste into Claude settings:

    https://api.grid-hub.app/mcp

    1. Open Claude (claude.ai or the desktop app).
    2. Go to Settings → Connectors.
    3. Click Add custom connector.
    4. Paste the server address copied below into Remote MCP server URL and click Add.
    5. In a chat, click + → Connectors and switch the new connector on.

    Custom connectors are available on Free, Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise plans (Free is limited to one). On Team and Enterprise an organization Owner adds the connector first under Organization settings → Connectors.

    Authorization

    After you click Add, a sign-in window for the service opens. Sign in with your own account and approve access. Claude never sees your password.

    How to connect GridHub Electricity Market Data to ChatGPT

    The server address to paste into ChatGPT settings:

    https://api.grid-hub.app/mcp

    1. Open ChatGPT in a browser (chatgpt.com). A Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise or Edu plan is required.
    2. Turn on developer mode once: Settings → Apps → Advanced settings → Developer mode.
    3. Open Settings → Connectors and click Create.
    4. Fill in the form: Name (anything), Description (one line about what the service does), MCP server URL (copy it below).
    5. Under Authentication choose OAuth if the service requires sign-in, otherwise None. Click Create.
    6. In a new chat open + → Apps/Connectors and enable the connector.

    OpenAI has renamed this section before (Connectors → Apps/Plugins). If the label differs, search settings for "developer mode". On Business/Enterprise workspaces an admin must allow custom connectors first.

    Authorization

    On first use ChatGPT opens the service's sign-in window. Sign in and approve access.

    How to connect GridHub Electricity Market Data to Cursor

    The server address to paste into Cursor settings:

    https://api.grid-hub.app/mcp

    Fastest: click Open in Cursor below and confirm the prompt.

    Manually:

    1. In Cursor open Settings → Cursor Settings → MCP and click Add new global MCP server.
    2. Paste the JSON copied below into ~/.cursor/mcp.json (per project: .cursor/mcp.json in the repo root).
    3. Save the file. The server appears in the MCP list; authorize it there if asked.

    Authorization

    If the service needs sign-in, an authorize button appears next to the server in the MCP list.

    Server tool list (6)

    Raw names from tools/list. Only developers need these.

    list_zonesList 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.
    get_statusIngestion 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.
    get_latestThe 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.
    get_zone_briefComposite, 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.
    get_historyTime 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.
    get_map_snapshotCurrent 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.