# EIA State Electricity Generation & Consumption API (`devone-studio/eia-state-electricity-api`) Actor

Search US EIA state-level electricity generation (66K records) and consumption (27K records) for 1990-2025 across 54 states, 6 producer types, 14 energy sources. Renewable transition, fossil fuel share, year-over-year change. Public domain (17 U.S.C. § 105).

- **URL**: https://apify.com/devone-studio/eia-state-electricity-api.md
- **Developed by:** [Ti Gg](https://apify.com/devone-studio) (community)
- **Security:** Limited permissions
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.00 / 1,000 per results

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Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

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# README

## EIA State Electricity API — Generation and Consumption Data

Query US EIA state-level electricity generation (66 000) and
consumption (27 000) records for 1990–2025, across 54 states, 6
producer types, 14 energy sources. Renewable transition, fossil fuel
share, and YoY change helpers. Built for **energy analysts**,
**policy researchers**, and **AI agents** that need structured US
electricity data.

### Free trial

A free Apify account gives you about **5 USD of monthly credits**, more
than enough to compute several state-level timeseries before paying.

### Use cases

1. **Renewable transition watch** — for each state, pull yearly
   generation by `energy_source_category == "Renewable"` and compute
   `renewable_share_pct` from 2010 to most recent.
2. **Fossil fuel divestment screen** — for a portfolio of utilities,
   fetch the state-level `fossil_share_pct` and `yoy_change_pct` to
   track decarbonisation pace.
3. **State ranking** — order states by `renewable_share_pct` in
   `year = 2024` to support a policy brief.

### Input

```json
{
  "year": 2024,
  "state": "TX",
  "producer_type": "Total Electric Power Industry",
  "energy_source_category": "Renewable",
  "max_results": 100
}
```

| Field | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `dataset` | string | `generation` | `generation` or `consumption`. |
| `year` | integer | `0` | Filter to one year. `0` = all years (1990–2025). |
| `state` | string | `""` | 2-letter state code (e.g. `TX`, `CA`). |
| `state_division` | string | `""` | Census division (e.g. `West South Central`). |
| `state_region` | string | `""` | Census region. |
| `producer_type` | string | `""` | `Total Electric Power Industry`, `Electric Utility`, `Independent Power Producer`, `Combined Heat and Power`, … |
| `energy_source` | string | `""` | `Wind`, `Solar`, `Coal`, `Natural Gas`, … |
| `energy_source_category` | string | `""` | `Renewable`, `Fossil`, `Nuclear`, … |
| `min_value_gwh` | number | `0` | Post-filter minimum value in GWh. |
| `max_results` | integer | `100` | Cap on returned records. |

### Output (real run)

```json
[
  {
    "year": 2024,
    "state": "TX",
    "state_name": "Texas",
    "state_fips": "48",
    "state_region": "South",
    "state_division": "West South Central",
    "producer_type": "Total Electric Power Industry",
    "energy_source": "Wind",
    "energy_source_category": "Renewable",
    "value_raw": 124277504,
    "value_unit": "Megawatthours",
    "value_gwh": 124277.504,
    "value_twh": 124.277504,
    "is_renewable": true,
    "is_fossil": false,
    "is_nuclear": false,
    "is_zero_emission": true,
    "is_recent_year": true,
    "rank_in_state": 1,
    "state_total_mwh": 539000000,
    "source_share_of_state_pct": 23.06,
    "renewable_share_pct": 28.4,
    "fossil_share_pct": 56.7,
    "decade_change_pct": 84.3,
    "yoy_change_pct": 6.2,
    "year_min": 1990,
    "year_max": 2025,
    "value_tier": "very_high",
    "resource": "wind"
  },
  {
    "year": 2024,
    "state": "TX",
    "state_name": "Texas",
    "state_fips": "48",
    "state_region": "South",
    "state_division": "West South Central",
    "producer_type": "Total Electric Power Industry",
    "energy_source": "Solar",
    "energy_source_category": "Renewable",
    "value_raw": 43800000,
    "value_unit": "Megawatthours",
    "value_gwh": 43800,
    "value_twh": 43.8,
    "is_renewable": true,
    "is_fossil": false,
    "is_nuclear": false,
    "is_zero_emission": true,
    "is_recent_year": true,
    "rank_in_state": 2,
    "state_total_mwh": 539000000,
    "source_share_of_state_pct": 8.13,
    "renewable_share_pct": 28.4,
    "fossil_share_pct": 56.7,
    "decade_change_pct": 1240.0,
    "yoy_change_pct": 28.5,
    "year_min": 1990,
    "year_max": 2025,
    "value_tier": "high",
    "resource": "solar"
  }
]
```

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `year` | integer | Calendar year (1990–2025). |
| `state` / `state_name` / `state_fips` | string | 2-letter code, full name, FIPS code. |
| `state_region` / `state_division` | string | Census region / division. |
| `producer_type` | string | Reporting sector. |
| `energy_source` / `energy_source_category` | string | Source (`Wind`) and category (`Renewable`). |
| `value_raw` / `value_unit` | integer / string | Raw value and unit. |
| `value_gwh` / `value_twh` | number | Same value, scaled. |
| `is_renewable` / `is_fossil` / `is_nuclear` / `is_zero_emission` | boolean | Category flags. |
| `is_recent_year` | boolean | True when within the last 3 years. |
| `rank_in_state` | integer | Rank by `value_gwh` within the state for that year. |
| `state_total_mwh` | integer | Total state generation in the year (MWh). |
| `source_share_of_state_pct` | number | Source share of state total. |
| `renewable_share_pct` | number | Renewable share of state total. |
| `fossil_share_pct` | number | Fossil share of state total. |
| `decade_change_pct` | number | 10-year change percentage. |
| `yoy_change_pct` | number | Year-over-year change percentage. |
| `year_min` / `year_max` | integer | Dataset coverage. |
| `value_tier` | string | `very_high`, `high`, `medium`, `low`, `very_low`. |
| `resource` | string | Normalised resource slug. |

### Pricing (pay-per-event)

- **No subscription.** Free monthly credits apply first.
- **1 result = $0.001 USD** (about $1 per 1 000 results).
- Charged per item returned in the dataset; failed runs are not charged.

### Source, licence, limits

- Source: US EIA Open Data API
  (<https://www.eia.gov/opendata/browser/electricity/>).
- Licence: EIA Open Data is free to use with attribution.
- Update frequency: monthly. This Actor reflects the upstream API at the
  moment of the run.
- Limits: requires no API key for the public endpoint; rate limits are
  generous but we use exponential backoff to be polite.

### FAQ

**Why is `state_division` empty for some states?**
Each state belongs to exactly one census division; some territories
(PR, DC, VI) are not in the official divisions and may return null.

**How is `renewable_share_pct` computed?**
It sums `value_gwh` for all records in the same `(state, year)`
where `is_renewable=true`, divided by `state_total_mwh`. Non-energy
records (e.g. hydroelectric pumped storage) are excluded.

**What's `value_tier`?**
A categorical bucket of `value_gwh` (`very_high`, `high`, `medium`,
`low`, `very_low`) — useful for legends and filters.

**How do I get a full timeseries for one source?**
Leave `year` empty and filter by `state` + `energy_source`. The Actor
returns every annual record.

**Why does some years have gaps?**
EIA does not always publish every state×source×producer for every year
— the Actor returns only what EIA provides.

**How do I export to a chart?**
Run with `state = "TX"` and `energy_source_category = "Renewable"`,
then chart `value_gwh` over `year` in your tool of choice.

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### Changelog

- **2026-10-12** — SEO metadata (seoTitle, seoDescription); README rewritten with real output sample, FAQ, cross-links.
- **2026-10-05** — Pricing switched to Apify pay-per-event (`$0.001` per dataset item).
- **2026-09-30** — Initial public release on the Apify Store.

# Actor input Schema

## `resource` (type: `string`):

Which EIA dataset to query.

## `year` (type: `integer`):

Specific year (1990-2025). Leave at 0 to use year_min/year_max.

## `year_min` (type: `integer`):

Earliest year (1990-2025). Used when year=0.

## `year_max` (type: `integer`):

Latest year (1990-2025). Used when year=0.

## `state` (type: `string`):

US state or territory 2-letter code (e.g. CA, TX, AK, DC, PR).

## `state_name_search` (type: `string`):

Substring filter on state name (e.g. 'Texas').

## `producer_type` (type: `string`):

EIA producer type filter.

## `energy_source` (type: `string`):

EIA energy source filter.

## `min_generation_mwh` (type: `integer`):

Minimum generation (MWh) or consumption (raw units).

## `max_generation_mwh` (type: `integer`):

Maximum generation (MWh) or consumption (raw units).

## `is_renewable_only` (type: `boolean`):

Keep only renewable sources (Hydro / Wind / Solar / Geothermal / Wood / Other Biomass).

## `is_fossil_only` (type: `boolean`):

Keep only fossil sources (Coal / Natural Gas / Petroleum / Other Gases).

## `is_zero_emission_only` (type: `boolean`):

Keep only zero-emission sources (Hydro / Wind / Solar / Geothermal / Wood / Nuclear).

## `recent_only` (type: `boolean`):

Restrict to 2023-2025.

## `sort_by` (type: `string`):

Sort field and direction.

## `max_results` (type: `integer`):

Maximum records to return (1-500).

## `include_derived` (type: `boolean`):

Add per-state renewable share, fossil share, YoY change, decade change, etc.

## `include_metadata` (type: `boolean`):

Add a 'metadata' record with fetch info (rows scanned, fetched_at, source_url).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "resource": "generation",
  "year": 0,
  "year_min": 1990,
  "year_max": 2025,
  "state": "",
  "state_name_search": "",
  "producer_type": "Total Electric Power Industry",
  "energy_source": "Total",
  "min_generation_mwh": 0,
  "max_generation_mwh": 0,
  "is_renewable_only": false,
  "is_fossil_only": false,
  "is_zero_emission_only": false,
  "recent_only": false,
  "sort_by": "generation_desc",
  "max_results": 50,
  "include_derived": true,
  "include_metadata": true
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

All results of the run, as JSON from the default dataset.

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("devone-studio/eia-state-electricity-api").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("devone-studio/eia-state-electricity-api").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call devone-studio/eia-state-electricity-api --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,devone-studio/eia-state-electricity-api"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/nxtz5EK9WedtOuwqM/builds/476FJtI7Sg8ZHzXyZ/openapi.json