As an alternative to optimized device outputs, WattShift provides detailed price signals for those who prefer to independently manage and optimize energy usage. These signals incorporate a comprehensive range of factors, including tariffs, wholesale price impacts, carbon prices, and non-net solar pricing.

To receive price signals you can use the following endpoint:

await wattshiftApiCall(
  `/homes/ws_home_7bc31940df8a4615b2dc9e84f3a92c51/price_signal`
);

With this example output

{
  "startTime": "2024-12-22T23:38:09.218Z",
  "priceSignal": [
      0.41177,
      0.41177,
      0.38968,
      0.38968,
      ...
      0.38968,
      0.38968,
      0.38968,
      0.38968,
      0.41177,
      0.41177,
      ...
      0.41177,
      0.41177,
      0.41177,
      0.37582,
      0.37582,
      0.37582,
      ...
      0.37582,
      0.37582,
      0.41177,
      0.41177
    ]
}

The priceSignal array contains 96 values, each representing $ / kWh for a 15-minute interval, starting at startTime and until the next 24 hours.

​
OpenADR 3.0

We also make this data available in OpenADR 3.0 format.

await wattshiftApiCall(
  `/homes/ws_home_7bc31940df8a4615b2dc9e84f3a92c51/price_signal/open_adr`
);

{
  "id": "12227765-47a7-4441-b9c4-215c779938e7",
  "programID": "wattshift-open-adr",
  "createdDateTime": "2024-12-22T23:38:09.218Z",
  "modificationDateTime": "2024-12-22T23:38:09.218Z",
  "eventName": "Price Event 2024-12-22",
  "intervalPeriod": {
    "start": "2024-12-22T23:38:09.218Z",
    "duration": "PT24H"
  },
  "intervals": [
    {
      "id": 0,
      "intervalPeriod": {
        "start": "2024-12-22T23:38:09.218Z",
        "duration": "PT1H"
      },
      "payloads": [
        {
          "type": "PRICE",
          "values": [
            0.4007
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": 1,
      "intervalPeriod": {
        "start": "2024-12-23T00:38:09.218Z",
        "duration": "PT4H"
      },
      "payloads": [
        {
          "type": "PRICE",
          "values": [
            0.3897
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": 2,
      "intervalPeriod": {
        "start": "2024-12-23T04:38:09.218Z",
        "duration": "PT1H"
      },
      "payloads": [
        {
          "type": "PRICE",
          "values": [
            0.4007
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": 3,
      "intervalPeriod": {
        "start": "2024-12-23T05:38:09.218Z",
        "duration": "PT2H"
      },
      "payloads": [
        {
          "type": "PRICE",
          "values": [
            0.4118
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": 4,
      "intervalPeriod": {
        "start": "2024-12-23T07:38:09.218Z",
        "duration": "PT1H"
      },
      "payloads": [
        {
          "type": "PRICE",
          "values": [
            0.3938
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": 5,
      "intervalPeriod": {
        "start": "2024-12-23T08:38:09.218Z",
        "duration": "PT14H"
      },
      "payloads": [
        {
          "type": "PRICE",
          "values": [
            0.3758
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": 6,
      "intervalPeriod": {
        "start": "2024-12-23T22:38:09.218Z",
        "duration": "PT1H"
      },
      "payloads": [
        {
          "type": "PRICE",
          "values": [
            0.3938
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}
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