# Department of Energy

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/doe/  
**Website:** https://www.energy.gov/  
**APIs profiled:** 22

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.

## Kin Score — 38.8 / 100 (thin)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 38.8).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 74.1 |
| Contract Quality | 48.8 |
| Governance | 9.8 |
| Contract Governance | 9.8 |
| Operational Transparency | 21.1 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 23.8 |
| Commercial Clarity | 50.0 |
| Access Clarity | 50.0 |

Regulatory layer — **Energy & Utilities**: 23.0 (matched via tags).

## Agent readiness — 29.1 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | yes |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |

## Access

Freemium · Self-serve signup — onboarding: self-serve, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: high).

## APIs (22)

- **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

## Agentic access (1)

- **Doe Agentic Access** — 278 operations · 53 acting · 4 human-in-the-loop

## Security (2)

- **Doe Authentication** — apiKey · 1 scheme
- **Doe Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DNSSEC · DMARC

## Plans (1)

- **Doe Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Energy, Government, Renewable Energy, Electricity, Natural Gas, Petroleum, Solar, Wind, Electric Vehicles, Alternative Fuels, Nuclear, Scientific Research

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