# EIA API: Get electricity prices

> Gets a state's latest monthly electricity price for a customer type from EIA. It also returns the year-over-year change, the year-to-date average and the matching US average.

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- Page: https://fous.com/methods/eia.gov/get-electricity-prices
- Method: `eia.gov/get_electricity_prices`, version 1
- Website: eia.gov
- Returns: state, customer type, latest month, price, price a year earlier, change percent, year-to-date average, US average, EIA link
- Effect: read (it gets data and changes nothing)
- Sign-in: none needed
- Cost: 1 credit per completed run (1¢ with pay as you go); failed runs are free
- Verified: Nov 2, 2026

## Inputs

| Field | Type | Required | In the run below | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `state` | string | yes | `"California"` | US state name or two-letter code, or US. Example: California. |
| `customer_type` | string | no |  | Customer sector: residential, commercial, industrial, transportation, or all; home and business are accepted. Example: home. Default "residential". |

## Output

From a run on Oct 23, 2026. Its input:

```json
{
  "state": "California"
}
```

Its output:

```json
{
  "state": "California",
  "eia_link": "https://www.eia.gov/electricity/monthly/epm_table_grapher.php?t=epmt_5_6_a",
  "latest_month": "2026-07",
  "customer_type": "Residential",
  "change_percent": 2.91,
  "us_average_cents_per_kwh": 18.31,
  "average_price_cents_per_kwh": 33.61,
  "price_year_earlier_cents_per_kwh": 32.66,
  "year_to_date_average_cents_per_kwh": 33.25
}
```

## Run it

From code, with a Fous API key in `FOUS_API_KEY`; the answer's `data` holds the output:

```bash
curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"method":"eia.gov/get_electricity_prices","input":{"state":"California"}}'
```

From an AI agent connected to the Fous MCP server: its `run` with the same method and input. To connect one, give it `set up https://fous.com/SKILL.md`.

## Ask your agent

- What is the latest residential electricity price in California and how does it compare to a year ago?
- How much do businesses in Texas pay per kWh for electricity right now, and is that above the national average?
- Show me the newest monthly power rate for home customers in Ohio with the year-to-date average.
- I need the current industrial electricity price in Washington state versus the US average, with the percent change from last year.
- On eia.gov, what's the most recent commercial electricity cost in Florida and where can I find the source?

## Input schema

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "state"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "state": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "US state name or two-letter code, or US. Example: California."
    },
    "customer_type": {
      "type": "string",
      "default": "residential",
      "description": "Customer sector: residential, commercial, industrial, transportation, or all; home and business are accepted. Example: home."
    }
  }
}
```

## Output schema

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "state",
    "customer_type",
    "latest_month",
    "eia_link"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "state": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "eia_link": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "latest_month": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "customer_type": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "change_percent": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "us_average_cents_per_kwh": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "average_price_cents_per_kwh": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "price_year_earlier_cents_per_kwh": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "year_to_date_average_cents_per_kwh": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "null"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

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