Bypass smart grid API rate limits with intelligent proxying and shared caching for solo devs.
Solo founders building smart grid optimizer tools are blocked by API rate limits and edge computing scalability issues in energy distribution.
GridRelay acts as a smart proxy that aggregates and caches API calls from popular energy providers, distributing your requests across pooled bandwidth to stay under limits. It automatically batches and retries failed calls while providing real-time usage analytics. Solo founders can integrate via simple SDK, scaling their optimizers without API blocks.
Solo founders developing IoT/edge computing tools for smart grids and energy distribution
Shared user pool for rate limits + energy-specific caching rules tuned for grid data patterns.
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Secure proxy for forwarding calls to grid APIs with automatic rate limit evasion.
Caches frequent grid data queries across users with TTL based on data freshness.
Real-time metrics on calls made, limits hit, and savings.
Drop-in JS/Python SDK for easy proxying in IoT apps.
Email/Slack alerts for approaching limits or cache misses.
User-defined caching and batching rules.
Add support for new energy APIs via dashboard.
CSV/PDF exports of usage analytics.
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| id | uuid | No |
| text | No | |
| subscription_id | text | Yes |
Relationships:
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| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| name | text | No |
| api_key | text | No |
Relationships:
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| id | uuid | No |
| project_id | uuid | No |
| endpoint | text | No |
| status | text | No |
| cached | bool | No |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
/api/proxy/:provider/:endpointProxy API call to grid provider
/api/projectsCreate new project
/api/usageFetch usage stats
100 API calls/day
10k API calls/mo
None
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 100 | 3% | $75 | $900 |
| Month 6 | 800 | 8% | $1,600 | $19,200 |
Proxy your IoT optimizer calls through our shared pool – scale effortlessly as a solo founder.
DM 20 solo founders on Twitter searching 'smart grid indie' or 'IoT energy dev', offer free Pro access for feedback. Post MVP on Indie Hackers with pain point story. Reach out to r/IoT posters building optimizers.
General web proxy
No grid-specific caching or pooling
Tailored for energy APIs with shared limits
Network effects from shared cache pool improving with more users
Exploding IoT adoption in renewables with stricter API limits from providers like EIA.
Provider blocks proxies
Rotate IPs and mimic legit traffic
API ToS violations
User owns calls, we proxy
Small niche
Pivot to general IoT
Success: 7/10 confirm rate limits block them
Success: Users save 50% calls
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