gridstatus
is a Python library that provides a uniform API for accessing electricity supply, demand, and pricing data for the major Independent System Operators (ISOs) in the United States. It currently supports data from CAISO, SPP, ISONE, MISO, ERCOT, NYISO, PJM, IESO, and the EIA.
To preview some of the data this library provides access to, visit GridStatus.io.
If you are trying to use our hosted API, you might want to check out the gridstatusio library here.
To learn more about our hosted API visit: https://www.gridstatus.io/api.
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- Want to contribute? Read our Contributing Guide
gridstatus
supports python 3.9+. Install with pip
python -m pip install gridstatus
Upgrade using the following command
python -m pip install --upgrade gridstatus
- Some parsers require the use of environment variables
- The
EIA
class - The
ErcotAPI
class
- The
- Environment variables can be set in the following ways
- In a
.env
file in the root of the project - In the environment where the code is run
- In a
- See .env.template for the required environment variables and how to register for them
To learn more, visit the documentation and view example notebooks.
We'd love to answer any usage or data access questions! Please let us know by posting a GitHub issue.