Department of Energy
The U.S. Department of Energy provides REST APIs for energy consumption data, renewable energy statistics, fuel prices, electric vehicle infrastructure data, nuclear facility information, and scientific research publications. Primary API programs include the EIA Open Data API for energy time-series data, the NREL/NLR Developer Network for renewable energy and transportation data, and the OSTI APIs for DOE-funded research records.
Department of Energy publishes 16 APIs on the APIs.io network, including AEO API, COAL API, CRUD_IMPORTS API, and 13 more. Tagged areas include Energy, Government, Renewable Energy, Electricity, and Natural Gas.
The Department of Energy catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 1 Spectral governance ruleset.
Department of Energy’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, engineering blog, pricing, and 10 more developer resources.
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APIs 22
Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.
NLR Electricity APIs
NREL/NLR Developer Network electricity APIs covering utility rates, electricity costs, generation, transmission, delivery, and monitoring. Includes OpenEI Utility Rates API prov...
NLR Solar Resource APIs
Solar resource data and analysis APIs from NREL/NLR Developer Network, including NSRDB (National Solar Radiation Database) data access. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy.
NLR Wind Resource APIs
Wind resource data and analysis APIs from NREL/NLR Developer Network providing wind speed and direction data for energy planning. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy.
NLR Transportation & Alternative Fuels APIs
Alternative fuel station locator, alternative fuel vehicles database, EV infrastructure (EVI-Pro Lite), battery policies, transportation laws and incentives, and route energy op...
NLR Buildings Energy APIs
APIs for energy efficiency and use of renewable technologies in residential and commercial buildings from NREL/NLR Developer Network. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy.
DOE Data Explorer API
The DOE Data Explorer API allows querying the Department of Energy's repository of research datasets resulting from DOE research funding. Built on REST architecture providing pr...
Department of Energy AEO API
Access to Annual Energy Outlook Data
Department of Energy COAL API
Access to Coal Data
Department of Energy CRUD_IMPORTS API
Access to Crude Oil Imports Data
Department of Energy DBF API
Access to Densified Biomass Data
Department of Energy ELEC API
Access to Electricity Data
Department of Energy EMISS API
Access to CO2 Emissions Data
Department of Energy IEO API
Access to International Energy Outlook Data
Department of Energy INTL API
Access to International Data
Department of Energy NG API
Access to Natural Gas Data
Department of Energy NUC_STATUS API
Access to Nuclear Outages Data
Department of Energy Root API
Available EIA API Datasets
Department of Energy RTO API
Access to Daily Electricity Data
Department of Energy SEDS API
Access to State Energy Data Systems (SEDS) Data
Department of Energy SEP API
Access to State Electricity Profiles
Department of Energy STEO API
Access to Short Term Energy Outlook Data
Department of Energy TOTAL API
Access to Total Energy Data
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Pricing Plans 1
Published pricing tiers and plan structures.
Doe Plans Pricing
PLANSRate Limits 1
Documented rate limits and quota policies.
Doe Rate Limits
RATE LIMITSFinOps 1
Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.
Doe Finops
FINOPSSemantic Vocabularies 1
JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.
Doe Context
JSON-LDSpectral Rules 1
Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.
Department of Energy API Rules
SPECTRALJSON Schema 18
Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.
DataParams
JSON SCHEMADataResponse
JSON SCHEMADataResponseContainer
JSON SCHEMAFacet
JSON SCHEMAFacetDetails
JSON SCHEMAFacetDetailsContainer
JSON SCHEMAFacetMetaData
JSON SCHEMAFacetOptionList
JSON SCHEMAFacetOptionListContainer
JSON SCHEMAFinalRoute
JSON SCHEMAFinalRouteResponse
JSON SCHEMAFinalRouteResponseContainer
JSON SCHEMAFrequency
JSON SCHEMARouteRequest
JSON SCHEMARouteResponse
JSON SCHEMARouteResponseContainer
JSON SCHEMARoutes
JSON SCHEMASort
JSON SCHEMAScroll for all 18
Examples 3
Example request and response payloads for these APIs.
Eia Data Response Example
EXAMPLEEia Facet Response Example
EXAMPLEEia Route Response Example
EXAMPLESecurity Posture 2
Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.
Agentic Access 1
Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.
Resources
Documentation 1
Reference material describing how the API behaves
Agent Surfaces 1
MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs
Build 1
SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with
Access & Security 2
Authentication, authorization, and security posture
Operate 2
Status, limits, changes, and where to get help
Commercial 3
Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use
Company 3
The organization behind the API
Other 1
Properties that don't map to a standard resource type