gridpulse
Analyze home solar feasibility, electricity rates, time-of-use optimization, EV charging costs, and battery storage ROI using global grid intelligence from NREL, EIA, and Open-Meteo.
Instructions
GridPulse: Global energy grid intelligence API. NREL + EIA + Open-Meteo data synthesis. Home solar feasibility, electricity rate analysis, time-of-use optimization, EV charging cost modeling, battery storage ROI
Coverage: Global
Endpoints: • prices ($0.10): Electricity prices by state • grid ($0.10): Power grid status by region • renewable ($0.10): Renewable energy profile by state • natural-gas ($0.10): Henry Hub natural gas briefing • forecast ($0.10): 90-day energy forecast by state • ev-cost ($0.10): EV charging cost vs gasoline • solar ($0.10): Home solar feasibility analysis • appliance ($0.10): Home appliance energy cost calculator • battery ($0.10): Home battery storage analysis • carbon ($0.10): Household electricity carbon footprint • community-solar ($0.10): Community solar enrollment by ZIP code • tou ($0.10): Time-of-use rate optimization
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| action | Yes | Which endpoint to call. Options: prices | grid | renewable | natural-gas | forecast | ev-cost | solar | appliance | battery | carbon | community-solar | tou | |
| lang | No | Response language code (en | es | fr | de | zh | hi | ar | pt | ja | ko | etc.) | |
| state | No | 2-letter US state code (TX, CA, NY, etc.) | |
| region | No | ercot | caiso | pjm | miso | isone | nyiso | spp | |
| miles | No | Annual miles (1,000-100,000) | |
| zip | No | US ZIP code (preferred) | |
| system_kw | No | System size in kW (2-20) | |
| appliance | No | Appliance type (hvac, water-heater, refrigerator, washer, dryer, dishwasher, lighting) | |
| usage_hours | No | Daily usage hours (default varies by appliance) | |
| age_years | No | Appliance age in years (affects upgrade ROI calculation) | |
| monthly_bill | No | Average monthly electricity bill in USD | |
| has_solar | No | true if existing or planned solar system | |
| outage_priority | No | Priority for outage backup (essential-only, whole-home, ev-charging) | |
| monthly_kwh | No | Average monthly electricity consumption in kWh | |
| household_size | No | Number of people in household | |
| credit_preference | No | Preference for bill credit vs. direct payment programs | |
| utility | No | Utility name (e.g., PGE, SCE, ConEd) for utility-specific TOU plans | |
| has_ev | No | true if household has an EV (major TOU savings driver) |