NREL Developer API

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NREL renewable resource and clean-energy intelligence APIs.

What is NREL Developer API?

NREL integration for querying solar, wind, and clean-energy datasets through PatchOps MCP.

Available Tools

getSolarResource
TODO: Describe getSolarResource
getWindResource
TODO: Describe getWindResource
getAltFuelStations
TODO: Describe getAltFuelStations

Requirements

API key
Valid NREL Developer API api key credential.

Quick Setup Guide

Follow these steps to connect your AI agents to this connector

Generate a key from NREL Developer API.

Open the connector card and submit your credential.

Copy the MCP URL from /mcp into Claude, ChatGPT, or another MCP client.

Call the NREL MCP tool with method=getSolarResource.

Connect to Your AI Assistant

Choose your AI assistant below for specific setup instructions

Follow these steps to connect NREL Developer API to Claude:

Step 1: Open Claude Settings

Launch Claude → Click the profile button (bottom left) → Navigate to Settings

Step 2: Access Connectors

Scroll down to the Connectors tab → Navigate to the bottom → Click “Add Custom Connector”

Step 3: Name Your Connector

Enter any name you'd like for this connector

Step 4: Get the Connector URL

Step 5: Add the Connector

Paste the URL in the “Remote MCP Server URL” text box → Click Add

Step 6: Start Using

Your connector is now ready to use in Claude

Follow these steps to connect NREL Developer API to ChatGPT:

Step 1: Enable Developer Mode

Go to Settings → Connectors → Advanced → Enable Developer mode

Step 2: Create New Connector

Go back to Connectors page → Click “Create” (top right)

Step 3: Name Your Connector

Enter any name you'd like for this connector (descriptions are optional)

Step 4: Get the Connector URL

Step 5: Add the URL

Paste the URL in the “MCP Server URL” text box

Step 6: Set Authentication

Click the authentication dropdown → Select “No authentication” (PatchOps handles authentication internally)

Step 7: Create the Connector

Click “I understand and want to continue” checkbox → Press Create

Step 8: Using the Connector

Start a new chat → Click the + button (left of text box) → Open dropdown → Hover over three dots labeled “More” → Select your connector

Instructions for connecting NREL Developer API to GitHub Copilot:

Coming Soon

Detailed setup instructions for GitHub Copilot will be added here.

For other MCP-compatible platforms:

Step 1: Get the Connector URL

Step 2: Add to Configuration

Add this configuration to your MCP settings file. Replace the URL with your specific connector URL from the /mcp page:

"NREL Developer API-MCP": {
  "url": "https://patchops.ai/api/mcp/...",
  "type": "http"
}

Example Configuration

Here’s an example using PatchOps MCP:

"PatchOps-MCP": {
  "url": "https://patchops.ai/api/mcp/...",
  "type": "http"
}