# EIA ELEC API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/eia/eia-elec-api/  
**Provider:** EIA — https://apis.io/providers/eia/  
**Base URL:** https://api.eia.gov/v2  
**Documentation:** https://www.eia.gov/opendata/documentation.php

EIA ELEC API is one of 17 APIs that [EIA](https://apis.io/providers/eia/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification. Tagged areas include ELEC. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, an API reference, authentication docs, a getting-started guide, and rate-limit docs.

Access to Electricity Data

## Operations (21)

| Method | Path | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| GET | `/v2/electricity/facility-fuel/facet/{facet_id}` | — |
| GET | `/v2/electricity/electric-power-operational-data/facet/{facet_id}` | — |
| GET | `/v2/electricity/operating-generator-capacity/facet/{facet_id}` | — |
| GET | `/v2/electricity/retail-sales/facet/{facet_id}` | — |
| GET | `/v2/electricity` | Class ElectricityController |
| GET | `/v2/electricity/facility-fuel` | — |
| GET | `/v2/electricity/facility-fuel/facet` | — |
| GET | `/v2/electricity/facility-fuel/data` | — |
| POST | `/v2/electricity/facility-fuel/data` | Class FacilityFuelController |
| GET | `/v2/electricity/electric-power-operational-data` | — |
| GET | `/v2/electricity/electric-power-operational-data/facet` | — |
| GET | `/v2/electricity/electric-power-operational-data/data` | — |
| POST | `/v2/electricity/electric-power-operational-data/data` | Return Electricity electric-power-operational Data |
| GET | `/v2/electricity/operating-generator-capacity` | — |
| GET | `/v2/electricity/operating-generator-capacity/facet` | — |
| GET | `/v2/electricity/operating-generator-capacity/data` | — |
| POST | `/v2/electricity/operating-generator-capacity/data` | Return Electricity operating-generator-capacity Data |
| GET | `/v2/electricity/retail-sales` | — |
| GET | `/v2/electricity/retail-sales/facet` | — |
| GET | `/v2/electricity/retail-sales/data` | — |
| POST | `/v2/electricity/retail-sales/data` | Return Electricity retail-sales Data |

## Machine-readable artifacts (14)

- **OpenAPI** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/eia/refs/heads/main/openapi/eia-elec-api-openapi.yml
- **Documentation** — https://www.eia.gov/opendata/documentation.php
- **APIReference** — https://www.eia.gov/opendata/browser/
- **Portal** — https://www.eia.gov/opendata/
- **SignUp** — https://www.eia.gov/opendata/register.php
- **Authentication** — https://www.eia.gov/opendata/register.php
- **TermsOfService** — https://www.eia.gov/opendata/register.php
- **Console** — https://www.eia.gov/opendata/browser/
- **Documentation** — https://www.eia.gov/opendata/qb.php
- **PrivacyPolicy** — https://www.eia.gov/about/privacy_security_policy.php
- **Examples** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/eia/refs/heads/main/examples/eia-api-v2-examples.yml
- **DataModel** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/eia/refs/heads/main/data-model/eia-data-model.yml
- **GettingStarted** — https://www.eia.gov/opendata/documentation.php
- **RateLimits** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/eia/refs/heads/main/rate-limits/eia-rate-limits.yml

## Other EIA APIs (12)

- [EIA Bulk Download Facility](https://apis.io/apis/eia/eia-bulk-download-facility/)
- [EIA AEO API](https://apis.io/apis/eia/eia-aeo-api/)
- [EIA COAL API](https://apis.io/apis/eia/eia-coal-api/)
- [EIA CRUD IMPORTS API](https://apis.io/apis/eia/eia-crud-imports-api/)
- [EIA DBF API](https://apis.io/apis/eia/eia-dbf-api/)
- [EIA EMISS API](https://apis.io/apis/eia/eia-emiss-api/)
- [EIA IEO API](https://apis.io/apis/eia/eia-ieo-api/)
- [EIA INTL API](https://apis.io/apis/eia/eia-intl-api/)
- [EIA NG API](https://apis.io/apis/eia/eia-ng-api/)
- [EIA NUC STATUS API](https://apis.io/apis/eia/eia-nuc-status-api/)
- [EIA Root API](https://apis.io/apis/eia/eia-root-api/)
- [EIA RTO API](https://apis.io/apis/eia/eia-rto-api/)

## Tags

ELEC

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