# NREL/NLR Developer Network APIs

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/department-of-energy/nrel-developer-api/  
**Provider:** Department of Energy — https://apis.io/providers/department-of-energy/  
**Base URL:** https://developer.nlr.gov/api  
**Documentation:** https://developer.nlr.gov/

NREL/NLR Developer Network APIs is one of 18 APIs that [Department of Energy](https://apis.io/providers/department-of-energy/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network. Tagged areas include Alternative Fuels, Buildings, Electricity, Geothermal, and NREL. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation.

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL, transitioning to NLR) Developer Network publishes a portfolio of REST APIs covering solar resource and PV simulation, alternative fuels and stations, electricity utilities and rates, transportation, geothermal, and energy economics. All APIs share a common API key model issued through api.data.gov. Existing developer.nrel.gov consumers must migrate to developer.nlr.gov by April 30, 2026.

## Machine-readable artifacts (5)

- **Documentation** — https://developer.nlr.gov/docs/
- **Solar APIs** — https://developer.nlr.gov/docs/solar/
- **Electricity APIs** — https://developer.nlr.gov/docs/electricity/
- **Signup** — https://api.data.gov/signup/
- **Data Catalog** — https://data.nlr.gov/

## Other Department of Energy APIs (12)

- [OSTI DOE PAGES API](https://apis.io/apis/department-of-energy/osti-pages-api/)
- [OSTI ELINK API](https://apis.io/apis/department-of-energy/osti-elink-api/)
- [Buildings Performance Database API](https://apis.io/apis/department-of-energy/buildings-performance-database/)
- [Department of Energy Open Data Catalog](https://apis.io/apis/department-of-energy/open-data-catalog/)
- [Department of Energy Aeo API](https://apis.io/apis/department-of-energy/department-of-energy-aeo-api/)
- [Department of Energy Co2 Emissions API](https://apis.io/apis/department-of-energy/department-of-energy-co2-emissions-api/)
- [Department of Energy Coal API](https://apis.io/apis/department-of-energy/department-of-energy-coal-api/)
- [Department of Energy EIA Open Data API V2 API](https://apis.io/apis/department-of-energy/department-of-energy-eia-open-data-api-v2-api/)
- [Department of Energy Electricity API](https://apis.io/apis/department-of-energy/department-of-energy-electricity-api/)
- [Department of Energy International API](https://apis.io/apis/department-of-energy/department-of-energy-international-api/)
- [Department of Energy Natural Gas API](https://apis.io/apis/department-of-energy/department-of-energy-natural-gas-api/)
- [Department of Energy Nuclear Outages API](https://apis.io/apis/department-of-energy/department-of-energy-nuclear-outages-api/)

## Tags

Alternative Fuels, Buildings, Electricity, Geothermal, NREL, Renewables, Solar, Transportation

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