About Ask the Grid
Ask the Grid is a free, map-first view of the US power grid, read with you by an AI agent. Open the map and you see the grid as it is right now: how much power each region is using, what is generating it, where prices are high, and how it is all wired together. Then you ask, in plain English, and the agent answers and moves the map to show you.
Open the ERCOT map →Browse the data catalog →
What it shows
- Demand
- System and zonal electricity demand, refreshed continuously.
- Generation by fuel
- What is producing power right now: gas, wind, solar, nuclear, and the rest.
- Prices (LMP)
- Locational marginal prices at every settlement point.
- Transmission & substations
- The high-voltage lines and substations that move power across the grid.
- Wind, solar & weather
- Renewable output and the weather driving it.
- The agent
- Ask in plain English; it answers and moves the map to show you.
Markets
| ERCOT | Electric Reliability Council of Texas | Live → |
| NYISO | New York Independent System Operator | Soon |
| CAISO | California Independent System Operator | Soon |
| PJM | PJM Interconnection | Soon |
| MISO | Midcontinent Independent System Operator | Soon |
| ISO-NE | ISO New England | Soon |
| SPP | Southwest Power Pool | Soon |
Data
- ISO market feeds
- Real-time market data from the grid operators, starting with ERCOT.
- EIA
- U.S. Energy Information Administration generator, capacity, and fuel data.
- HIFLD
- Transmission lines and substations from federal infrastructure data.
Who builds it
Ask the Grid is made by Parisi Labs, the team behind Metis, which builds forecasting and decision systems for energy. The public map is the open front door; if you want to go further, you can connect your own data.
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FAQ
- What is Ask the Grid?
- A free, map-first explorer of the US power grid. You see live demand, generation by fuel, prices, transmission, and weather on a map, and you can ask an AI agent about any of it in plain English.
- Is it free to use?
- Yes. Browsing the map and asking the agent are free and do not require an account. Signing in only adds saved history.
- Which power grids does it cover?
- ERCOT (Texas) is live today. NYISO, CAISO, PJM, MISO, ISO-NE, and SPP are coming next, so the goal is every US wholesale market.
- Where does the data come from?
- Public sources: the ISO market feeds (such as ERCOT), the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), and HIFLD for transmission and substation geography. Every dataset is listed in the data catalog.
- Do I need an account?
- No. You can explore the map and ask the agent anonymously. An account only saves your history across sessions and devices.
- Can I use it with my own data?
- Yes. Ask the Grid is built by Metis, which builds forecasting and decision systems on top of this data. You can connect your own data to go further than the public view.