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NREL Developer API

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NREL renewable resource and clean-energy intelligence APIs.

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What you can ask

  • “What does NREL Developer API have for the area or asset I'm working on?”
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  • “What does NREL Developer API cover, and how fresh is the data?”

Connect to your AI assistant

Paste this URL into Claude, ChatGPT, or any MCP client, then sign in when prompted. NREL Developer API is ready as soon as you sign in.

https://patchops.ai/api/mcp

Claude: use Add to Claude, or Settings > Connectors > Add custom connector and paste the URL.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http patchops https://patchops.ai/api/mcp

Step by step

  1. 1

    Open connectors

    In Claude, open Settings > Connectors and click "Add custom connector".

  2. 2

    Paste the URL

    Name it PatchOps and paste https://patchops.ai/api/mcp as the server URL, then click Add.

  3. 3

    Sign in

    Click Connect and sign in to PatchOps when Claude asks.

  4. 4

    Start using

    Ask Claude a question. It uses NREL Developer API through PatchOps when it needs to.

› Technical details

NREL renewable resource and clean-energy intelligence APIs.

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