# GridPulse Electricity Rate & Price Lookup by State

> GridPulse Electricity Rate & Price Lookup by State is a paid API for AI agents from gridpulse.theaslangroupllc.com, paid per call via x402, $0.08/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-13).

Returns current retail electricity rates (cents per kWh), price trends, and estimated monthly bills by US state for homeowners and energy agents.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://gridpulse.theaslangroupllc.com/api/energy/prices
- Price: $0.08/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-13
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/gridpulse-electricity-rate-price-lookup-by-state-4951d365
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap__rXkyFPxHslWSQazSyttZ

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability gridpulse-electricity-rate-price-lookup-by-state-4951d365
```

Example prompt: What's the current retail electricity rate in Texas — give me the cents per kWh, whether prices are trending up or down, and what I'd expect to pay on a typical monthly bill?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when an agent needs current retail electricity pricing for a specific US state, especially for homeowner-facing applications, energy cost estimates, or when comparing electricity costs across states. Prefer this over forecast endpoints when current/historical rates are needed rather than projections.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or unrecognized state code returns 400 error
- State data temporarily unavailable returns 503
- Rate data stale or not recently updated — may return cached values
- Missing required state parameter returns 422

## How this service works

Electricity rate / price by state — retail electricity rates (cents per kWh) with trend and monthly bill estimates. For homeowner and energy agents.

## Output

Returns the current retail electricity rate in cents per kWh for the specified state, along with a price trend indicator (rising/falling/stable) and an estimated average monthly bill for a typical household in that state.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "state": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "2-letter US state code (TX, CA, NY, etc.; default: US)"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {}
}
```

## More

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