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Thermal Power Get Electric Power Operational Data Example

EnergyThermal PowerPower GenerationElectricityCoalNatural GasNuclear

Thermal Power Get Electric Power Operational Data Example is an example object payload from Thermal Power, with 2 top-level fields. It illustrates the shape of data this provider's APIs accept or return.

Top-level fields

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Example Payload

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{
  "request": {
    "method": "GET",
    "url": "https://api.eia.gov/v2/electricity/electric-power-operational-data/data",
    "params": {
      "api_key": "your-eia-api-key",
      "frequency": "monthly",
      "data[]": ["generation", "total-consumption", "heat-content"],
      "facets[fueltypeid][]": "NG",
      "facets[location][]": "TX",
      "start": "2026-01",
      "end": "2026-03",
      "length": 100
    }
  },
  "response": {
    "status": 200,
    "body": {
      "response": {
        "total": 3,
        "dateFormat": "YYYY-MM",
        "frequency": "monthly",
        "data": [
          {
            "period": "2026-03",
            "location": "TX",
            "stateDescription": "Texas",
            "sectorid": "98",
            "sectorDescription": "All Sectors",
            "fueltypeid": "NG",
            "fuelTypeDescription": "Natural Gas",
            "generation": 38542.1,
            "total-consumption": 3410.5,
            "heat-content": 3.42
          },
          {
            "period": "2026-02",
            "location": "TX",
            "stateDescription": "Texas",
            "sectorid": "98",
            "sectorDescription": "All Sectors",
            "fueltypeid": "NG",
            "fuelTypeDescription": "Natural Gas",
            "generation": 33187.4,
            "total-consumption": 2985.2,
            "heat-content": 2.99
          },
          {
            "period": "2026-01",
            "location": "TX",
            "stateDescription": "Texas",
            "sectorid": "98",
            "sectorDescription": "All Sectors",
            "fueltypeid": "NG",
            "fuelTypeDescription": "Natural Gas",
            "generation": 34901.8,
            "total-consumption": 3105.7,
            "heat-content": 3.12
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  }
}