# Behind the Watt

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/behindthewatt-com/  
**Website:** https://behindthewatt.com/  
**APIs profiled:** 2

Behind the Watt is an open database that tracks behind‑the‑meter data center power generation. It provides verified operating capacity, project pipelines, permits and evidence for data centers across the United States. Users can download CSV or JSON datasets without signup, under a CC BY 4.0 license, and access a read‑only MCP endpoint for AI agents.

## Kin Score — 31.3 / 100 (thin)

Scored 2026-11-02 under rubric 0.26.0.

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 65.0 |
| Contract Quality | 38.6 |
| Contract Governance | 18.2 |
| Operational Transparency | 0.0 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 44.5 |
| Access Clarity | 10.5 |

Regulatory layer — **Energy & Utilities**: 26.2 (matched via tags).

## Agent readiness — 21.4 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | documented |
| Auth Clarity | no |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | no |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | unknown |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |
| Delegated Identity | no |
| Protected Resource Metadata | no |
| Dynamic Client Registration | no |
| Agentic Commerce | no |
| Pagination Ratio | na |
| Operation Distinctiveness | na |
| MCP Tool Quality | na |

## Access

Open access — onboarding: open, pricing: unknown, trial: no (confidence: low).

## APIs (10)

- **Behind the Watt Announcements.json API** — The Announcements.json API from Behind the Watt — 1 operation(s) for announcements.json.
- **Behind the Watt Changes.json API** — The Changes.json API from Behind the Watt — 1 operation(s) for changes.json.
- **Behind the Watt Coverage.json API** — The Coverage.json API from Behind the Watt — 1 operation(s) for coverage.json.
- **Behind the Watt Events.json API** — The Events.json API from Behind the Watt — 1 operation(s) for events.json.
- **Behind the Watt Facilities.json API** — The Facilities.json API from Behind the Watt — 1 operation(s) for facilities.json.
- **Behind the Watt Fleet.csv API** — The Fleet.csv API from Behind the Watt — 1 operation(s) for fleet.csv.
- **Behind the Watt Index.json API** — The Index.json API from Behind the Watt — 1 operation(s) for index.json.
- **Behind the Watt Opsb Review.json API** — The Opsb Review.json API from Behind the Watt — 1 operation(s) for opsb review.json.
- **Behind the Watt Research Projects.json API** — The Research Projects.json API from Behind the Watt — 1 operation(s) for research projects.json.
- **Behind the Watt Summary.json API** — The Summary.json API from Behind the Watt — 1 operation(s) for summary.json.

## MCP servers (1)

- **Behind the Watt MCP Server** — Remote MCP server at mcp.behindthewatt.com.

## Agentic access (1)

- **Behindthewatt Com Agentic Access** — 10 operations

## Security (2)

- **Behindthewatt Com Authentication** — 0 schemes
- **Behindthewatt Com Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · DMARC

## Tags

Energy, Data Center, Open Data, Power, Economics, Tracking

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/behindthewatt-com/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.