Energy Prices Tracker (Oil, Gas, Uranium, Coal, Solar)

What does Energy Prices Tracker do?

Energy Prices Tracker is an Apify Actor that fetches real-time commodity prices for crude oil (WTI and Brent), natural gas, uranium, coal, and clean energy ETFs in a single structured snapshot. It acts as an oil gas electricity price API, aggregating data from Yahoo Finance and the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) into one record per run — complete with macro signals, geopolitical risk premiums, and portfolio allocation guidance. No API key is required for core functionality.

It is purpose-built for energy trading research, macro analysis, and automated dashboards that need clean, consistent commodity energy data on demand.

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Why use Energy Prices Tracker?

• Macro and inflation research — monitor WTI and Brent crude alongside natural gas to classify the current energy inflation signal (low, moderate, elevated, or severe) before CPI releases and Fed meetings.
• Energy trading signals — track the WTI/Brent spread, supply/demand balance, and geopolitical risk premium to time entry and exit in oil futures and energy sector ETFs.
• Portfolio rotation — use the built-in fossil_fuel_trend vs. clean_energy_momentum signals to allocate between fossil fuel exposure, renewable energy, and uranium.
• Automated alerting — schedule daily or weekly runs and route the energy_inflation_signal or macro_energy_signal into Slack, email, or trading dashboards via webhooks.
• Academic and policy research — collect a time series of structured commodity energy data for econometric modeling, climate policy analysis, or supply chain studies.

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How to use Energy Prices Tracker

1. Open the Actor on Apify and click Try for free.
2. Optionally enter a free EIA API key from eia.gov for additional petroleum series.
3. Select the commodities array — e.g. ["wti", "brent", "natural_gas", "uranium"].
4. Set includeMacroSignals to true (default) for geopolitical risk, transition score, and portfolio guidance.
5. Click Start — the run completes in seconds and writes one record to the dataset.
6. Schedule runs daily or weekly via Apify's scheduler for a live energy prices tracker time series.
7. Connect downstream via the Apify API or webhook to power dashboards, alerts, or spreadsheets.

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Input

Field	Type	Default	Description
eiaApiKey	string	—	Optional free key from eia.gov for official EIA petroleum series
commodities	array	["wti","brent","natural_gas","uranium"]	Commodities to include in the snapshot
includeMacroSignals	boolean	true	Include geopolitical risk premium, macro signal, portfolio allocation, and transition score

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Output

One dataset record per run — a complete commodity energy data snapshot:

[
  {
    "snapshot_type": "energy_prices",
    "prices": {
      "wti_crude":   { "price": 82.50, "change_1d": 0.75, "change_1d_pct": 0.92, "unit": "USD/bbl" },
      "brent_crude": { "price": 86.20, "change_1d": 0.60, "change_1d_pct": 0.70, "unit": "USD/bbl" },
      "natural_gas": { "price": 2.85,  "change_1d": -0.05, "change_1d_pct": -1.72, "unit": "USD/MMBtu" },
      "uranium_etf": { "price": 28.50, "change_1d": 0.30, "change_1d_pct": 1.06, "unit": "USD/share" }
    },
    "oil_spread_brent_wti": 3.70,
    "energy_inflation_signal": "moderate",
    "fossil_fuel_trend": "stable",
    "clean_energy_momentum": "positive",
    "macro_energy_signal": "growth-positive",
    "supply_demand_balance": "tight",
    "geopolitical_risk_premium": 7.50,
    "energy_transition_score": 58,
    "portfolio_allocation": {
      "fossil_fuel_exposure": "hold",
      "clean_energy_exposure": "increase",
      "uranium_outlook": "accumulate"
    },
    "fetched_at": "2026-09-02T10:00:00Z"
  }
]

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Data fields

Field	Type	Description
prices.*	object	Per-commodity price, change_1d, change_1d_pct, and unit
oil_spread_brent_wti	number	Brent minus WTI price spread (USD/bbl)
energy_inflation_signal	string	low / moderate / elevated / severe — based on WTI price level
fossil_fuel_trend	string	rising, stable, or falling — trend for oil and gas
clean_energy_momentum	string	positive, neutral, or negative — solar/wind ETF trend
macro_energy_signal	string	stagflation-risk, growth-positive, deflationary, or neutral
supply_demand_balance	string	tight, balanced, or oversupplied
geopolitical_risk_premium	number	WTI current price minus 5-year average ($75) — war/supply-risk proxy
energy_transition_score	integer	0–100 score: clean energy vs. fossil fuel daily momentum (50 = neutral)
portfolio_allocation	object	fossil_fuel_exposure, clean_energy_exposure, uranium_outlook guidance
fetched_at	string	ISO 8601 timestamp of data retrieval

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Cost estimation

Pricing is Pay-Per-Event at $0.005 per run (one event = one snapshot record).

Schedule	Runs per month	Estimated monthly cost
Manual / ad-hoc	10	$0.05
Daily automated	30	$0.15
Twice daily	60	$0.30
Hourly during market hours	~260	$1.30

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FAQ

Does this oil gas electricity price API require any paid API subscription? No. Core commodity data (WTI, Brent, natural gas, ETFs) comes from Yahoo Finance at no cost. The optional EIA API key is free to register at eia.gov and unlocks additional official petroleum series.

How current is the price data? Yahoo Finance prices are near-real-time during U.S. market hours (15-minute delay typical). EIA data lags 1–2 business days. For intraday trading signals, run the Actor during market hours and rely on the Yahoo Finance fields.

Can I build a historical energy prices time series? Yes — schedule the Actor on a daily or weekly cron via Apify's scheduler and each run appends a new record to the dataset. Export the full dataset as CSV to build your own historical archive of commodity energy data.

Disclaimer: Energy price data is sourced from publicly available Yahoo Finance feeds and the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Data is provided for informational and research purposes only. This is not financial advice. Always verify prices with primary sources before making trading or investment decisions.

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Keywords: energy prices tracker, oil gas electricity price API, commodity energy data, WTI crude price, Brent crude tracker, natural gas price API, energy inflation signal, energy macro research

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