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Eia Mcp Gridsense MCP Server

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MCP server for US electricity grid data: fuel mix, demand, retail prices, CO2 emissions

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MCP server for US electricity grid data: fuel mix, demand, retail prices, CO2 emissions

Security Report

4.8
Use Caution4.8High Risk

This is a well-structured MCP server for accessing US electricity grid data from the EIA API. Authentication is properly handled via environment variables, permissions align with the stated purpose (network access to EIA API, env var reading), and code quality is solid with appropriate error handling. One minor finding regarding API key exposure in configuration examples. Supply chain analysis found 4 known vulnerabilities in dependencies (0 critical, 3 high severity). Package verification found 1 issue.

3 files analyzed · 8 issues found

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Permissions Required

This plugin requests these system permissions. Most are normal for its category.

env_vars

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HTTP Network Access

Connects to external APIs or services over the internet.

What You'll Need

Set these up before or after installing:

Your EIA API key (register at https://www.eia.gov/opendata/register.php)Required

Environment variable: EIA_API_KEY

How to Install

Add this to your MCP configuration file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "io-github-pranavbhosale25-eia-mcp-gridsense": {
      "env": {
        "EIA_API_KEY": "your-eia-api-key-here"
      },
      "args": [
        "eia-mcp-gridsense"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}

Documentation

View on GitHub

From the project's GitHub README.

eia-mcp-gridsense

An MCP server exposing US electricity grid data from the EIA API:

  • get_fuel_mix — hourly generation by fuel source for a grid region
  • get_electricity_demand — hourly demand for a grid region
  • get_wholesale_prices — monthly retail price proxy for a state
  • get_co2_emissions — annual CO2 emissions by state, electric power sector

Setup

Requires an EIA API key: https://www.eia.gov/opendata/register.php

Set it as an environment variable (or in a local .env file, never committed):

EIA_API_KEY=your-key-here

Usage with Claude Desktop

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "eia-mcp-gridsense": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["eia-mcp-gridsense"],
      "env": {
        "EIA_API_KEY": "your-key-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

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