Iso Energy Prices Scraper

Overview

Extract wholesale electricity prices (LMP) from major US Independent System Operators: CAISO, PJM, ERCOT, MISO, NYISO, and ISO-NE. Get day-ahead and real-time locational marginal prices with energy, congestion, and loss components. Perfect for energy trading, market analysis, and research.

Features

• Search by keywords to find specific results
• Filter results by category or type
• Export data in JSON, CSV, or Excel formats
• Captures pricing information
• Includes location and address data

Use Cases

• Track - Track financial filings and disclosures
• Build - Build datasets for investment research and due diligence
• Monitor - Monitor financial metrics and company performance
• Aggregate - Aggregate financial data for quantitative analysis

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	Default
iso	string (required)	The Independent System Operator region to query	CAISO
priceType	string	Type of price data to retrieve	day-ahead
nodeType	string	Type of pricing node (availability varies by ISO)	hub
nodes	array	Specific node IDs to query. Leave empty for default hubs/zones. Use 'ALL' to ...	[]
startDate	string	Start date (YYYY-MM-DD). Defaults to yesterday.
endDate	string	End date (YYYY-MM-DD). Defaults to today.
includeComponents	boolean	Include energy, congestion, and loss components when available	true

Output Example

Each result contains structured data like this:

{
  "iso": "Sample iso",
  "timestamp": "Sample timestamp",
  "node": "Sample node",
  "nodeType": "Sample nodeType",
  "priceType": 29.99,
  "lmp": "Sample lmp",
  "energyComponent": "Sample energyComponent",
  "congestionComponent": "Sample congestionComponent",
  "lossComponent": "Sample lossComponent"
}

Pricing

This actor uses pay-per-result pricing:

• $0.001 per result
• $1.00 per 1,000 results

No monthly fees. You only pay for what you scrape. Apify Free plan includes $5/month in platform credits.

How to Run

Apify Console

1. Go to the ISO Energy Prices Scraper actor page
2. Configure your input parameters
3. Click Start and wait for the results
4. Download data in JSON, CSV, or Excel format

API

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/fortuitous_pirate~iso-energy-prices-scraper/runs?token=YOUR_API_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"maxItems": 10}'

Python SDK

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_API_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("fortuitous_pirate/iso-energy-prices-scraper").call(
    run_input={"maxItems": 10}
)

for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

Integration

Connect ISO Energy Prices Scraper with your existing tools and workflows:

• API access - Programmatic access via Apify API
• Webhooks - Get notified when scraping completes
• Scheduling - Set up recurring runs on any schedule
• Zapier / Make - Connect with 5,000+ apps via Apify integrations
• Python / Node.js SDKs - Native client libraries for easy integration