Energy and Utilities

NREL Developer Network APIs

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory exposes a developer network of REST APIs covering solar resource (NSRDB, PVWatts), wind resource, alternative fuel stations, utility rates (URDB), transportation, buildings, and geothermal data. Authentication uses an api.data.gov key shared with other federal data programs.

NREL Developer Network APIs is one of 9 APIs that Energy and Utilities publishes on the APIs.io network.

Tagged areas include Renewable Energy, Solar, Wind, Utility Rates, and Alternative Fuel. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation and an API reference.

GitHub

Documentation

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Documentation
https://developer.nrel.gov/docs/

Other Resources

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SignUp
https://developer.nrel.gov/signup/
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Reference
https://nsrdb.nrel.gov/

API entry from apis.yml

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: energy-utilities:nrel-developer
name: NREL Developer Network APIs
description: The National Renewable Energy Laboratory exposes a developer network of REST APIs covering
  solar resource (NSRDB, PVWatts), wind resource, alternative fuel stations, utility rates (URDB), transportation,
  buildings, and geothermal data. Authentication uses an api.data.gov key shared with other federal data
  programs.
humanURL: https://developer.nrel.gov/
baseURL: https://developer.nrel.gov/api
image: https://kinlane-productions2.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
- Renewable Energy
- Solar
- Wind
- Utility Rates
- Alternative Fuel
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://developer.nrel.gov/docs/
- type: SignUp
  url: https://developer.nrel.gov/signup/
- type: Reference
  url: https://nsrdb.nrel.gov/