How do I use EIA MCP Server?

1. Click on "Install Server". 2. Wait a few minutes for the server to deploy. Once ready, it will show a "Started" state. 3. In the chat, type @ followed by the MCP server name and your instructions, e.g., "@EIA MCP Server What is the current electricity demand in the ERCOT power grid?" That's it! The server will respond to your query, and you can continue using it as needed. Here is a step-by-step guide with screenshots.

EIA MCP Server

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) API, providing access to electricity and natural gas data.

Features

Electricity Data

Retail Sales - Sales to customers by state and sector, pricing, and customer counts
Operational Data - Monthly/annual generation, fuel consumption, and emissions
RTO Data - Hourly/daily operations by balancing authority (CISO, PJM, MISO, ERCOT, etc.)
State Profiles - State-level electricity profiles and infrastructure data
Generator Capacity - Inventory of operable generators in the U.S.
Facility Fuel - Individual power plant operational data

Natural Gas Data

Summary - Overview of natural gas survey data
Prices - Spot prices, futures, citygate, residential, commercial, industrial prices
Exploration & Reserves - Resource discovery and stockpile levels
Production - Output metrics and production volumes
Imports/Exports - Cross-border flows and pipeline movement data
Storage - Inventory levels, injections, and withdrawals
Consumption - End use data by sector

Installation

cd eia-mcp pip install -e .

Configuration

Get an API key from EIA Open Data
Set the environment variable:
export EIA_API_KEY=your_api_key_here

Usage with Claude Desktop

Add to your Claude Desktop configuration (~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json):

{ "mcpServers": { "eia": { "command": "python", "args": ["-m", "eia_mcp.server"], "cwd": "/Users/yanpan/eia-mcp", "env": { "EIA_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here" } } } }

Or if installed as a package:

{ "mcpServers": { "eia": { "command": "eia-mcp", "env": { "EIA_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here" } } } }

Available Tools

Tool	Description
`eia_electricity_retail_sales`	Get electricity retail sales data by state and sector
`eia_electricity_operational_data`	Get power generation and fuel consumption data
`eia_electricity_rto`	Get real-time grid operations by balancing authority
`eia_electricity_state_profiles`	Get state-level electricity profiles
`eia_electricity_generator_capacity`	Get generator inventory and capacity data
`eia_electricity_facility_fuel`	Get individual power plant data
`eia_natural_gas_summary`	Get natural gas summary data
`eia_natural_gas_prices`	Get natural gas price data
`eia_natural_gas_exploration_reserves`	Get exploration and reserves data
`eia_natural_gas_production`	Get production data
`eia_natural_gas_imports_exports`	Get import/export and pipeline data
`eia_natural_gas_storage`	Get storage facility data
`eia_natural_gas_consumption`	Get consumption data by sector
`eia_explore_routes`	Explore available API routes and metadata