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Solar Data MCP Server

Name: Solar Data MCP Server
Author: hoodsy

US open solar data for agents: PVWatts production, tariffs & ROI, market data, forecasts. 18 tools.

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~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "hoodsy-solar-data-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "solar-data-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "NREL_API_KEY": "YOUR_NREL_API_KEY",
        "OPENEI_API_KEY": "YOUR_OPENEI_API_KEY",
        "EIA_API_KEY": "YOUR_EIA_API_KEY",
        "AHJ_REGISTRY_TOKEN": "YOUR_AHJ_REGISTRY_TOKEN"
      }
    }
  }
}

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Environment

Name	Required	Notes
NREL_API_KEY	No	Free key from https://developer.nlr.gov/signup/ — required for production modeling and irradiance tools Secret.
OPENEI_API_KEY	No	Free key for URDB utility tariff lookups (economics tools) Secret.
EIA_API_KEY	No	Free key for EIA electricity price data (economics tools) Secret.
AHJ_REGISTRY_TOKEN	No	Optional SunSpec AHJ Registry token for permitting-authority lookups Secret.

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