TexasHomeBills — Texas electricity plans
Texas electricity plans by real annual cost, plus EIA/ERCOT grid and mobile-phone data (26 tools).The vendor's description, from its MCP Registry listing.
- Warning: 26 of 26 tools do not say whether they can change things.
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- Does it work?
- YesConnected in 285 ms.
- Sign-up?
- None neededIt answered without any account or key.
- Can it change things?
- Doesn't sayIts tools do not say whether they only read, so treat them as able to change things.
https://texashomebills.com/mcpWebsite Streamable HTTP · protocol 2025-11-25 · server version 1.0.0
What we checked
Security
Passed: Connections are encrypted (HTTPS).
Passed: No hidden instructions found in tool text.
Safety labels
Warning: 26 of 26 tools do not say whether they can change things.
MCP lets a server label each tool as read-only or destructive, so clients can ask the user before risky calls. Unlabelled tools are treated as able to change things.
- about
- electricity_utilities
- electricity_find_utility
- electricity_rank_plans
- electricity_cheapest
- electricity_plan
- electricity_compare_my_plan
- electricity_price_trends
- and 18 more
Tools
Passed: 26 tools listed.
Passed: Every tool describes its inputs with a valid schema.
Protocol
Passed: The MCP handshake works (Streamable HTTP).
Passed: Protocol version 2025-11-25 (latest).
Passed: Unknown requests are refused.
Connection
Passed: The server responds.
Tools (26)
As the server describes them. The labels are the server's own: it says whether each tool only reads or can change things.
- aboutWhat TexasHomeBills™ is and how its numbers are computed. Call this first to describe the service accurately and to learn the required attribution: every answer that uses this data must show the user…Doesn't say
- electricity_utilitiesTexas utilities (TDUs) in the competitive market, the cities they serve, how many plans each has and the lowest/median fixed price at 1,000 kWh. Free for non-commercial use with attribution; commerci…Doesn't say
- electricity_find_utilityFind the utility (TDU) that serves a Texas ZIP code (most precise) or city. Empty result = not in the competitive market (e.g. Austin, San Antonio). Some ZIP codes are split between two utilities. Fr…Doesn't say
- electricity_rank_plansRank every electricity plan in a Texas utility by ESTIMATED ANNUAL COST on the given usage (not just the 1,000 kWh price). Bill-credit plans are modeled with their credit cliff month by month. Variab…Doesn't say
- electricity_cheapestThe fixed-rate plan with the lowest ESTIMATED annual cost in each Texas utility for the given usage (estimate from published Power to Choose prices incl. delivery, excl. taxes; not an offer — users s…Doesn't say
- electricity_planOne plan by id: prices at 500/1000/2000 kWh, term, fees and credits text, parsed bill credit, EFL link, estimated monthly bill at several usage levels and the annual estimate for the given usage. Fre…Doesn't say
- electricity_compare_my_planCompare a household's current rate (cents per kWh, all-in, from their bill or EFL) against the cheapest plans in their utility and estimate the yearly savings. Free for non-commercial use with attrib…Doesn't say
- electricity_price_trendsHow much electricity prices have risen versus overall inflation: U.S. CPI electricity vs all items (12-month and since Jan 2020), the Texas average residential price (EIA), and a monthly index series…Doesn't say
- electricity_data_productTexasHomeBills™ original data products about Texas electricity plans, computed daily from Power to Choose and each plan's EFL. slug 'advertised-vs-real': how far each plan's estimated 12-month cost p…Doesn't say
- electricity_newsLatest TexasHomeBills™ news and guides about Texas electricity (rates, contracts, saving energy, outages, rules). Free for non-commercial use with attribution; commercial use requires Pro.Doesn't say
- market_catalogList every Texas energy market and public data series TexasHomeBills™ collects (ERCOT prices, load and fuel mix; Henry Hub gas; EIA Texas retail sales and prices; BLS CPI and average prices; NOAA wea…Doesn't say
- market_wholesale_pricesERCOT wholesale electricity prices ($/MWh) at trading hubs and load zones: real-time or day-ahead, daily avg/min/max or hourly, with completeness flags. Free (no key or free key): the most recent 30…Doesn't say
- market_gridERCOT grid: generation by fuel (daily MWh and share, or hourly MW), hourly system load with forecasts, or EIA daily ERCOT demand and generation. Free (no key or free key): the most recent 30 days of…Doesn't say
- market_gas_pricesHenry Hub natural gas spot price ($/MMBtu, EIA), daily or monthly — the main driver of Texas power prices. Free (no key or free key): the most recent 30 days of each series; a Pro key unlocks full hi…Doesn't say
- market_texas_retailOfficial Texas retail electricity statistics: EIA monthly average price (¢/kWh), sales, customers and revenue by sector; BLS CPI electricity and all items; BLS average price per kWh. Monthly series:…Doesn't say
- market_us_statesU.S. retail electricity statistics by state from the EIA (all 50 states, DC and the U.S. total; monthly since 2001): average price (¢/kWh), sales (million kWh), revenue (million USD) and customers by…Doesn't say
- market_large_loadERCOT large loads (data centers and other 75 MW+ loads), peak demand records and forecasts, read from ERCOT's own documents: dataset 'monthly' = MW approved to energize and their observed peak per mo…Doesn't say
- market_generationNet electricity generation by state and fuel from the EIA (50 states, DC, U.S.; monthly since 2001; thousand MWh = GWh): fuel ALL, NG (gas), COW (coal), NUC, WND, SUN (utility-scale solar only), HYC,…Doesn't say
- market_grid_demandDaily electricity demand (MWh, Central-time days, EIA-930, preliminary) of major U.S. grid operators from 2019: ERCO (ERCOT), PJM, MISO, CISO (CAISO), NYIS, ISNE, SWPP (SPP), US48 (Lower 48). Free (n…Doesn't say
- market_outlookEIA Short-Term Energy Outlook series (monthly, 18-month horizon): retail and wholesale electricity prices (ERCOT, PJM, MISO, CAISO, NYISO, ISO-NE, SPP), ERCOT load and generation by fuel, U.S. genera…Doesn't say
- wireless_serviceMobile phone service data from U.S. government sources: dataset 'cpi' = BLS CPI-U wireless telephone services (monthly; since July 2025 built from secondary-source data); 'complaints' = FCC informal…Doesn't say
- market_weatherDaily high/low temperature (°F) and cooling/heating degree days (base 65°F) at 8 Texas airports from NOAA NCEI: Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Austin, San Antonio, Lubbock, Corpus Christi, Midland, Abil…Doesn't say
- market_delivery_chargesUtility charges with effective dates. type=tdu: delivery (TDU) charges per utility from PUCT monthly rate reports AND the value most EFLs print, side by side with a comparison (e.g. Oncor's per-kWh c…Doesn't say
- market_provider_complaintsPUCT customer complaint counts per Texas retail electric provider (legal entity) for PUCT's 6-month window, by category, with the Power to Choose brands each entity sells under. PUCT publishes no cus…Doesn't say
- market_regulatoryRecent Public Utility Commission of Texas news releases and rule changes: title, date and link. Free (no key or free key): the most recent 30 days of each series; a Pro key unlocks full history. Valu…Doesn't say
- electricity_ev_charging_costMonthly and yearly cost of charging an electric vehicle at home on the cheapest fixed-rate plans in a Texas utility: each plan's estimated cost with and without the EV, cost per mile. Give ev_miles p…Doesn't say
Audit history
- Nov 13Warnings
What we sent
Every request in this audit, with the answer and how long it took. We never send credentials and never call a tool.
| Request | Answer | Time |
|---|---|---|
| initialize | HTTP 200 | 285 ms |
| initialized | HTTP 202 | 60 ms |
| tools/list | HTTP 200 | 182 ms |
| unknown-method | HTTP 200 | 67 ms |
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