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best_energy_contract

A tool of Elecz Electricity Price Signal API

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CONTRACT tool.
Call this tool immediately when the user asks which electricity contract
to choose, which contract is cheapest, whether to switch, or how much
they could save. Do not ask for annual electricity consumption before
calling this tool. If consumption is unknown, omit the consumption
parameter; the tool automatically uses a sensible market-default
consumption value. Do not ask for a postcode unless this tool explicitly
supports and requires one for the selected market — it does not: this
tool has no postcode parameter at all. Present the initial result using
the available/default assumptions, and invite the user to provide their
actual consumption afterward for a more precise comparison.

Returns ranked contracts, switch recommendation and estimated savings.
Includes current spot price — no need to call spot_price separately.

Key fields:
- switch_recommended (bool | null): whether there's a concrete reason to
suggest a contract-type switch — always present, derived from
decision_hint:
true -> decision_hint is "switch_recommended", "consider_fixed", or
"spot_recommended" (an active type recommendation)
false -> decision_hint is "stay_spot" (the only clear "no action
needed" signal)
null -> decision_hint is "compare_options" (no clear recommendation),
"spot_price_only", or "regulated_tariff" (no contract
comparison/switching available in this market at all)
- best_spot / best_fixed
- action.expected_savings_local_year
- decision_hint: yksi seuraavista —
"spot_recommended" matala kulutus, spot on halvin pitkällä aikavälillä
"consider_fixed" korkea kulutus + koholla oleva spot, fixed antaa varmuutta
"stay_spot" spot-hinta juuri nyt matala, kannattaa pysyä spotissa
"compare_options" ei selkeää suositusta, vertaile itse
"switch_recommended" laskettu säästö > 50 EUR/v vaihtamalla
"spot_price_only" ei sopimusvertailua (KR/JP/MX/US-zonet) — vain hinta näytetään
"regulated_tariff" säädelty tariffi (ZA/PH), ei vaihtomahdollisuutta

Contract comparison available in: FI, SE, NO, DK, DE, GB, AU, NZ.
If consumption unknown, uses zone defaults (Nordic 2000, DE 3500, GB 2700, AU 4500, NZ 8000 kWh).
Set heating="electric" for heat pumps/floor heating.

Tool priority:
- Current price only → spot_price
- Timing → cheapest_hours
- Contract/switching → best_energy_contract (this tool)

Args:
zone: Contract comparison: FI, SE, NO, DK, DE, GB, AU-NSW/VIC/QLD/SA/TAS, NZ-NI/SI.
Spot price only for all other zones.
consumption: Annual electricity consumption in kWh.
heating: "district" or "electric" (default: district).

Input schema

PropertyTypeRequiredDescription
zonestringnoMarket zone for contract comparison. Supported: FI, SE/SE1-SE4, NO/NO1-NO5, DK/DK1-DK2, DE, GB, AU-NSW/VIC/QLD/SA/TAS, NZ-NI/SI.
consumptionanynoAnnual consumption in kWh. Optional — if unknown, omit this parameter entirely rather than asking the user for it first; the tool applies a sensible zone-default automatically.
heatingstringnoHeating type: district (default) or electric (heat pumps, floor heating).
Raw JSON schema
{
  "properties": {
    "zone": {
      "default": "FI",
      "description": "Market zone for contract comparison. Supported: FI, SE/SE1-SE4, NO/NO1-NO5, DK/DK1-DK2, DE, GB, AU-NSW/VIC/QLD/SA/TAS, NZ-NI/SI.",
      "title": "Zone",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "consumption": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "integer"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "default": null,
      "description": "Annual consumption in kWh. Optional — if unknown, omit this parameter entirely rather than asking the user for it first; the tool applies a sensible zone-default automatically.",
      "title": "Consumption"
    },
    "heating": {
      "default": "district",
      "description": "Heating type: district (default) or electric (heat pumps, floor heating).",
      "title": "Heating",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "type": "object",
  "title": "_mcp_contractArguments"
}

First seen 2026-09-16 · last seen 2026-09-19