PowerPlatformConnectors/independent-publisher-connectors/NREL

NREL

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory's developer network helps developers access and use energy data via Web services, including renewable energy and alternative fuel data. NREL is a national laboratory of the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, operated by the Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC.

Publisher: Troy Taylor, Hitachi Solutions

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites to use this service.

Obtaining Credentials

You can sign up for an API key using this form.

Supported Operations

Get standard work specifications

Retrieve standard work specification details for home energy upgrades.

Get utility rates

This service returns annual average utility rates ($/kWH) for residential, commercial and industrial sectors as well as the local utility name for a specific location. This service does not return complex rate information.

Get utility rates by census region

Given a location and Census Bureau region level (block, blockgroup, tract), return the Census Bureau ID, utility rate and company information.

Query solar dataset

Returns information about data available for a given location for the solar resource database.

Get solar resource data

Returns various types of solar data for US locations. The service currently returns data for average Direct Normal Irradiance, average Global Horizontal Irradiance, and average Tilt at Latitude.

Get all alternative fuel stations

Return a full list of alternative fuel stations that match your query.

Get an alternative fuel station by ID

Fetch the details of a specific alternative fuel station given the station's ID.

Get nearest alternative fuel station

Return the nearest alternative fuel stations within a distance of a given location.

Known Issues and Limitations

There are no known issues at this time.