Vatio · CAISO · Demand

Real-time CAISO electricity demand, one API call.

System-wide CAISO demand in megawatts, refreshed every few minutes and served from our own store in clean JSON — the backbone series for load forecasting and capacity work.

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01 / Quickstart

bash — two requests to live data
# 1 — get a free API key
$ curl -X POST https://vatio.dev/v1/auth/signup \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -d '{"email":"[email protected]","password":"·····"}'

# 2 — pull live system demand
$ curl https://vatio.dev/v1/caiso/load/realtime \
    -H "X-API-Key: vt_live_…"

What the CAISO demand API returns

System demand — or load — is the total power the grid is serving at any moment, in megawatts. It moves with weather, time of day and economic activity, and it is the backbone series behind almost every forecasting or capacity model.

California ISO serves California and a sliver of Nevada, peaking roughly 45,000–52,000 MW on hot summer evenings.

Who uses real-time demand

  • Short-term load forecasting and peak prediction.
  • Capacity planning and reserve-margin analysis.
  • Correlating consumption against weather and price.
  • Grid-stress and reliability monitoring.

Coverage & cadence

System demand in MW, five-minute intervals, history on the paid tiers.

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Start in two requests

Free key, no card. Live data and history on the paid tiers — upgrade when you ship.

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Data: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) & CAISO OASIS · not affiliated with or endorsed by either.
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