aid: openei

name: OpenEI

description: 'OpenEI (Open Energy Information) is a collaborative platform that provides free, open access to energy data, models, and analysis tools. It aims to accelerate the transition to sustainable energy by sharing information, fostering community contributions, and supporting research and policy development. The site hosts a wiki, datasets, and APIs for developers to retrieve energy-related information.'

url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/openei/refs/heads/main/apis.yml

x-type: company

x-source: harvest:energy

x-tier: profiled
x-tier-reason: enrichment pass 2026-09-23 (modular-v1; was harvest)

specificationVersion: '0.20'

created: '2026-09-23'

modified: '2026-09-23'

tags:
- Energy
- Data
- Open Source
- Community
- Research
tags_raw:
- Energy
- Data
- OpenSource
- Community
- Research

maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io

common:
- type: Security
  url: http://www.energy.gov/vulnerability-disclosure-policy
- type: Hosts
  url: hosts/openei-hosts.yml
- type: SignUp
  url: https://auth.openei.org/register?redir=https://openei.org/wiki/Main+Page
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/openei-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/openei-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://openei.org/

apis: []

x-coverage:
  state: gated
  reason: partner-login
  detail: OpenAPI spec request at https://api.openei.org/openapi.json returned 403, indicating access is gated behind authentication.
  evidence:
    - url: https://api.openei.org/openapi.json
      status: 403
  checked: 2026-09-23
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-09-23'
  status: enriched
  artifacts_added: 6
  pass: modular-v1
  engine: identity=local,contract=local,surfaces=local,docs=local