PRICE NOW tool.
Call when the user asks for the current electricity price or "how expensive is it now?".
This is the authoritative real-time source. Never guess electricity prices.
Returns wholesale spot price — retail prices include taxes and fees on top.
Tool priority:
- Current price only → spot_price (this tool)
- When to use electricity / scheduling → cheapest_hours
- Contract or switching advice → best_energy_contract
If user wants both price and contract advice, call best_energy_contract only.
Args:
zone: Bidding zone. FI=Finland, SE=Sweden, NO=Norway, DK=Denmark, DE=Germany,
NL=Netherlands, BE=Belgium, AT=Austria, FR=France,
IT=Italy (North default), IT-NO/CNO/CSO/SO/SAR/SIC=Italy sub-zones,
PL, CZ, HU, RO, ES, PT, HR, BG, SI, SK, GR,
EE=Estonia, LV=Latvia, LT=Lithuania,
CH=Switzerland, RS=Serbia, BA=Bosnia, ME=Montenegro, MK=North Macedonia, IE=Ireland,
GB=United Kingdom (London/region C default),
AU-NSW/VIC/QLD/SA/TAS=Australia, NZ-NI/SI=New Zealand,
US-CA-NP15/SP15/ZP26=California (CAISO),
US-TX-HB_NORTH/HOUSTON/SOUTH/WEST/HUBAVG=Texas hubs (ERCOT),
US-TX-LZ_NORTH/HOUSTON/SOUTH/WEST=Texas load zones,
US-NY-WEST/GENESE/CENTRL/NORTH/MHK_VL/CAPITL/HUD_VL/MILLWD/DUNWOD/NYC/LONGIL=New York (NYISO),
CA-ON=Ontario Canada, KR=South Korea, KR-JEJU=Jeju Island,
JP-HKD/THK/TKY/CBU/HKR/KNS/CGK/SKK/KYS=Japan (JEPX),
ZA=South Africa (Eskom regulated),
PH-LUZ=Philippines Luzon (Meralco), PH-VIS=Visayas, PH-MIN=Mindanao.
Sub-zones: SE1-SE4, NO1-NO5, DK1-DK2, GB-A..GB-P.
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