Thermal Power Plant Operations API

openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Thermal Power Capacity Plant Operations API
  description: The Thermal Power API provides access to thermal power generation data, plant-level operational metrics, fuel consumption, heat rate performance, and capacity utilization for coal, natural gas, oil, and nuclear generation assets. Designed for grid operators, energy analysts, utilities, and industrial energy consumers who need programmatic access to thermal generation data.
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: Thermal Power Data Services
    url: https://www.eia.gov/developer/
  license:
    name: Public Domain
    url: https://www.eia.gov/about/copyrights_reuse.php
servers:
- url: https://api.eia.gov/v2
  description: EIA Open Data API v2
security:
- apiKey: []
tags:
- name: Plant Operations
  description: Plant-level thermal generation operational data.
paths:
  /electricity/facility-fuel/data:
    get:
      operationId: getFacilityFuelData
      summary: Get Facility Fuel Data
      description: Retrieves annual and monthly electric power operational data for individual thermal power plants, including generation, fuel consumption, heat content, and heat rate by plant, state, and fuel type.
      tags:
      - Plant Operations
      parameters:
      - name: api_key
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: EIA API key.
      - name: frequency
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - monthly
          - annual
          default: monthly
        description: Data frequency.
      - name: data[]
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Data columns (e.g., generation, total-consumption, consumption-for-eg, heat-content, heat-rate).
      - name: facets[plantCode][]
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
        description: EIA plant code identifier.
      - name: facets[fuel2002][]
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Fuel type code filter (e.g., NG, COL, DFO, NUC).
      - name: facets[state][]
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
        description: US state abbreviation.
      - name: start
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Start period in YYYY-MM format.
      - name: end
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
        description: End period in YYYY-MM format.
      - name: offset
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 0
        description: Pagination offset.
      - name: length
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 5000
        description: Number of records to return (max 5000).
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Facility-level fuel and generation data.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/FacilityFuelDataResponse'
        '400':
          description: Bad request.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '403':
          description: Invalid API key.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
components:
  schemas:
    FacilityFuelRecord:
      type: object
      properties:
        period:
          type: string
          description: Time period.
        plantCode:
          type: string
          description: EIA plant code.
        plantName:
          type: string
          description: Power plant name.
        state:
          type: string
          description: State abbreviation.
        fuel2002:
          type: string
          description: Fuel type code.
        fuelTypeDescription:
          type: string
          description: Fuel type description.
        generation:
          type: number
          description: Net generation in MWh.
        total-consumption:
          type: number
          description: Total fuel consumption.
        heat-content:
          type: number
          description: Heat content consumed (MMBtu).
        heat-rate:
          type: number
          description: Heat rate (BTU per net kWh generated).
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          description: Error message.
    FacilityFuelDataResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        response:
          type: object
          properties:
            total:
              type: integer
            data:
              type: array
              items:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/FacilityFuelRecord'
  securitySchemes:
    apiKey:
      type: apiKey
      name: api_key
      in: query
      description: EIA API key. Register for free at https://www.eia.gov/opendata/register.php