# EIA-860 Annual Power Plant Master (`nexgenwatch/eia-860-annual-power-plant-master`) Actor

One normalized power_plant_record per plant in EIA's annual Form EIA-860 — utility, plant code and name, location, balancing authority, NERC region, sector, regulatory and FERC statuses, grid voltages, gas pipeline associations, and more.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/nexgenwatch/eia-860-annual-power-plant-master.md
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## Pricing

from $13.40 / 1,000 power plant records

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

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

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# README

## 🔔 EIA-860 Annual Power Plant Master

One normalized **power_plant_record** per plant in EIA's annual **Form EIA-860** — utility, plant code and
name, location, balancing authority, NERC region, sector, regulatory and FERC statuses, grid voltages,
gas pipeline associations, and more — carried **verbatim** from the official annual workbook.

**Differentiation:** this is the **FINAL** annual plant master — explicitly labelled `FINAL` on every
record — as opposed to the monthly **EIA-860M**, which EIA marks preliminary. Filter by state, balancing
authority, utility, or plant code and pay per delivered plant. One plant per record, deduplicated on plant
code.

Output is one `power_plant_record` row per result; billing is pay-per-event, the value event being one power plant record (a $0.02 start fee per run, then $0.02 per power plant record). Source: www.eia.gov.

No login, no API key and no CAPTCHA solving are involved: the source is read logged-out with an identified contact User-Agent.

### 📊 Sample Output

[![EIA-860 Annual Power Plant Master sample output — a table of real power plant record rows (utility_name, plant_name, street_address, county) from run KJI7xaazrAU4XKgGw on build 0.1.5](https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/80Y7h3rmVN5CWK7Mw/records/eia-860-annual-power-plant-master-sample)](https://apify.com/nexgenwatch/eia-860-annual-power-plant-master?fpr=2ayu9b)

Real rows from run `KJI7xaazrAU4XKgGw` on build 0.1.5 (2026-09-19), the same input as the Quick start below — every value is as the source published it (emails masked, long text shortened):

| utility_name | plant_name | street_address | county | longitude | sector_name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Point Generating, LLC | Sand Point | 100 Power Plant Way | Aleutians East | -160.497222 | Electric Utility |
| Alaska Electric Light & Power Co. | Annex Creek | Annex Creek | Juneau | -134.101 | Electric Utility |
| Alaska Electric Light & Power Co. | Gold Creek | 700 Capital Ave. | Juneau | -134.4174 | Electric Utility |
| Alaska Electric Light & Power Co. | Lemon Creek | 5601 Tonsgard Ct. | Juneau | -134.4953 | Electric Utility |
| Alaska Electric Light & Power Co. | Salmon Creek 1 | 2750 Channel Vista Dr. | Juneau | -134.4631 | Electric Utility |
| Alaska Power and Telephone Co | Skagway | 110 Spring St | Skagway Hoonah Angoon | -135.3131 | Electric Utility |
| Alaska Power and Telephone Co | Haines | 241 Dalton St. | Haines | -135.446228 | Electric Utility |
| Southeast Alaska Power Agency | Swan Lake | Carroll Inlet | Ketchikan Gateway | -131.356111 | Commercial Non-CHP |

The run finished with the status message: `NORMAL: 50 unique rows (0 duplicates collapsed) from eia8602025. billable=50`

### ✅ What you get

Each row is flat JSON with these fields (from the dataset schema and the sample run; a field the source does not publish for a given row is `null`):

- `utility_id` (string/null) — e.g. `63560`
- `utility_name` (string/null) — e.g. `Sand Point Generating, LLC`
- `plant_code` (string/null) — e.g. `1`
- `plant_name` (string/null) — e.g. `Sand Point`
- `street_address` (string/null) — e.g. `100 Power Plant Way`
- `city` (string/null) — e.g. `Sand Point`
- `state` (string/null) — e.g. `AK`
- `zip` (string/null) — e.g. `99661`
- `county` (string/null) — e.g. `Aleutians East`
- `latitude` (string/null) — e.g. `55.339722`
- `longitude` (string/null) — e.g. `-160.497222`
- `nerc_region` (string/null) — null in every sample row
- `balancing_authority_code` (string/null) — e.g. `NA`
- `balancing_authority_name` (string/null) — e.g. `No BA`
- `name_of_water_source` (string/null) — e.g. `Annex Creek Lake`
- `primary_purpose_naics_code` (string/null) — e.g. `22`
- `regulatory_status` (string/null) — e.g. `RE`
- `sector` (string/null) — e.g. `1`
- `sector_name` (string/null) — e.g. `Electric Utility`
- `ferc_cogeneration_status` (string/null) — e.g. `N`
- `ferc_cogeneration_docket_number` (string/null) — null in every sample row
- `ferc_small_power_producer_status` (string/null) — e.g. `N`
- `ferc_small_power_producer_docket_number` (string/null) — null in every sample row
- `ferc_exempt_wholesale_generator_status` (string/null) — e.g. `N`
- `ferc_exempt_wholesale_generator_docket_number` (string/null) — null in every sample row
- `ash_impoundment` (string/null) — e.g. `N`
- `ash_impoundment_lined` (string/null) — e.g. `X`
- `ash_impoundment_status` (string/null) — null in every sample row
- `transmission_or_distribution_system_owner` (string/null) — e.g. `TDX Sand Point Generating, LLC`
- `transmission_or_distribution_system_owner_id` (string/null) — e.g. `63560`
- `transmission_or_distribution_system_owner_state` (string/null) — e.g. `AK`
- `grid_voltage_kv` (string/null) — e.g. `0.48`
- `grid_voltage_2_kv` (string/null) — e.g. `34.5`
- `grid_voltage_3_kv` (string/null) — e.g. `34.5`
- `energy_storage` (string/null) — e.g. `N`
- `natural_gas_ldc_name` (string/null) — null in every sample row
- `natural_gas_pipeline_name_1` (string/null) — null in every sample row
- `natural_gas_pipeline_name_2` (string/null) — null in every sample row
- `natural_gas_pipeline_name_3` (string/null) — null in every sample row
- `pipeline_notes` (string/null) — null in every sample row
- `natural_gas_storage` (string/null) — e.g. `N`
- `liquefied_natural_gas_storage` (string/null) — e.g. `X`
- `record_type` (string/null) — e.g. `power_plant_record`
- `data_status` (string/null) — e.g. `FINAL`
- `record_key` (string/null) — e.g. `1:2025`
- `source_url` (string/null) — e.g. `https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860/`
- `source` (string/null) — e.g. `eia-860-annual-power-plant-master`
- `release_date` (string/null) — e.g. `eia8602025`
- `observed_at` (string/null) — e.g. `2026-09-19T00:25:29Z`
- `release_checksum` (string/null) — e.g. `2025`
- `license` (string/null) — e.g. `U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Form EIA-860 (ANNUAL, FINAL) — U.S`
- `attribution` (string/null) — e.g. `U.S. Energy Information Administration — Form EIA-860 (https://www.eia.gov/elect`
- `terminal` (string/null) — null in every sample row
- `scope` (string/null) — null in every sample row
- `note` (string/null) — null in every sample row
- `reported_total` (string/integer/null) — null in every sample row
- `raw_seen` (string/integer/null) — null in every sample row
- `duplicates` (string/integer/null) — null in every sample row
- `unique_found` (string/integer/null) — null in every sample row
- `delivered` (string/integer/null) — null in every sample row

**✅ What you get**

- `utility_id` (string/null) — e.g. `63560`
- `utility_name` (string/null) — e.g. `Sand Point Generating, LLC`
- `plant_code` (string/null) — e.g. `1`
- `plant_name` (string/null) — e.g. `Sand Point`
- `street_address` (string/null) — e.g. `100 Power Plant Way`
- `city` (string/null) — e.g. `Sand Point`
- `state` (string/null) — e.g. `AK`
- `zip` (string/null) — e.g. `99661`
- `county` (string/null) — e.g. `Aleutians East`
- `latitude` (string/null) — e.g. `55.339722`
- `longitude` (string/null) — e.g. `-160.497222`
- `nerc_region` (string/null) — null in every sample row
- `balancing_authority_code` (string/null) — e.g. `NA`
- `balancing_authority_name` (string/null) — e.g. `No BA`
- `name_of_water_source` (string/null) — e.g. `Annex Creek Lake`
- `primary_purpose_naics_code` (string/null) — e.g. `22`
- `regulatory_status` (string/null) — e.g. `RE`
- `sector` (string/null) — e.g. `1`
- `sector_name` (string/null) — e.g. `Electric Utility`
- `ferc_cogeneration_status` (string/null) — e.g. `N`
- `ferc_cogeneration_docket_number` (string/null) — null in every sample row
- `ferc_small_power_producer_status` (string/null) — e.g. `N`
- `ferc_small_power_producer_docket_number` (string/null) — null in every sample row
- `ferc_exempt_wholesale_generator_status` (string/null) — e.g. `N`
- `ferc_exempt_wholesale_generator_docket_number` (string/null) — null in every sample row
- `ash_impoundment` (string/null) — e.g. `N`
- `ash_impoundment_lined` (string/null) — e.g. `X`
- `ash_impoundment_status` (string/null) — null in every sample row
- `transmission_or_distribution_system_owner` (string/null) — e.g. `TDX Sand Point Generating, LLC`
- `transmission_or_distribution_system_owner_id` (string/null) — e.g. `63560`
- `transmission_or_distribution_system_owner_state` (string/null) — e.g. `AK`
- `grid_voltage_kv` (string/null) — e.g. `0.48`
- `grid_voltage_2_kv` (string/null) — e.g. `34.5`
- `grid_voltage_3_kv` (string/null) — e.g. `34.5`
- `energy_storage` (string/null) — e.g. `N`
- `natural_gas_ldc_name` (string/null) — null in every sample row
- `natural_gas_pipeline_name_1` (string/null) — null in every sample row
- `natural_gas_pipeline_name_2` (string/null) — null in every sample row
- `natural_gas_pipeline_name_3` (string/null) — null in every sample row
- `pipeline_notes` (string/null) — null in every sample row
- `natural_gas_storage` (string/null) — e.g. `N`
- `liquefied_natural_gas_storage` (string/null) — e.g. `X`
- `record_type` (string/null) — e.g. `power_plant_record`
- `data_status` (string/null) — e.g. `FINAL`
- `record_key` (string/null) — e.g. `1:2025`
- `source_url` (string/null) — e.g. `https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860/`
- `source` (string/null) — e.g. `eia-860-annual-power-plant-master`
- `release_date` (string/null) — e.g. `eia8602025`
- `observed_at` (string/null) — e.g. `2026-09-18T23:38:37Z`
- `release_checksum` (string/null) — e.g. `2025`
- `license` (string/null) — e.g. `U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Form EIA-860 (ANNUAL, FINAL) — U.S`
- `attribution` (string/null) — e.g. `U.S. Energy Information Administration — Form EIA-860 (https://www.eia.gov/elect`
- `terminal` (string/null) — null in every sample row
- `scope` (string/null) — null in every sample row
- `note` (string/null) — null in every sample row
- `reported_total` (string/integer/null) — null in every sample row
- `raw_seen` (string/integer/null) — null in every sample row
- `duplicates` (string/integer/null) — null in every sample row
- `unique_found` (string/integer/null) — null in every sample row
- `delivered` (string/integer/null) — null in every sample row

**Fields & exclusions**

Fields are carried verbatim. Any **"Google Map" / "Bing Map" columns and third-party logos are excluded**.
A composite `record_key` (plant code × release year) is the source-native id. A per-release **schema
canary** fails loud (unbilled) if EIA changes the header.

### ⚙️ Sample inputs

**1. Quick start — the Store example (this is what the sample above came from)**

```json
{
  "plantState": "AK",
  "maxRecords": 50
}
```

The sample run charged exactly: 2 × $0.02 apify-actor-start + 50 × $0.02 power_plant_record = **$1.04** on the Free tier — every delivered row was billed.

**2. A smaller, narrowed run**

```json
{
  "plantState": "AK",
  "maxRecords": 5
}
```

Caps the run at 5 rows — about $0.12 on the Free tier ($0.02 start + 5 × $0.02). `plantState` narrows what the source is asked for.

**3. A full-size run**

```json
{
  "plantState": "AK",
  "maxRecords": 2500
}
```

Up to 2500 rows (the schema default for `maxRecords`) — about $50.02 on the Free tier ($0.02 start + 2500 × $0.02) if the source has that many.

**4. A filtered run**

```json
{
  "plantState": "AK",
  "maxRecords": 50,
  "fieldMatch": {
    "utility_name": "Sand Point Generating, LLC"
  }
}
```

Keeps only rows whose `utility_name` contains `Sand Point Generating, LLC` (a value from the sample run above), matched case-insensitively after the source is read and **before** the `maxRecords` cap, so the cap counts matches and only delivered matches are billed. `searchText` does the same across every column. Zero matches end the run as `EMPTY_SELECTION` with no row charged — if the source has moved on since that sample run, pick a value you see in your own first run. The source is still read in full — this narrows what you receive and pay for, not what the source serves.

### 🧾 JSON sample record

One real record from run `KJI7xaazrAU4XKgGw`, exactly as it lands in the dataset (emails masked, long text shortened):

```json
{
  "utility_id": "63560",
  "utility_name": "Sand Point Generating, LLC",
  "plant_code": "1",
  "plant_name": "Sand Point",
  "street_address": "100 Power Plant Way",
  "city": "Sand Point",
  "state": "AK",
  "zip": "99661",
  "county": "Aleutians East",
  "latitude": "55.339722",
  "longitude": "-160.497222",
  "nerc_region": null,
  "balancing_authority_code": null,
  "balancing_authority_name": null,
  "name_of_water_source": null,
  "primary_purpose_naics_code": "22",
  "regulatory_status": "RE",
  "sector": "1",
  "sector_name": "Electric Utility",
  "ferc_cogeneration_status": "N",
  "ferc_cogeneration_docket_number": null,
  "ferc_small_power_producer_status": "N",
  "ferc_small_power_producer_docket_number": null,
  "ferc_exempt_wholesale_generator_status": "N",
  "ferc_exempt_wholesale_generator_docket_number": null,
  "ash_impoundment": "N",
  "ash_impoundment_lined": "X",
  "ash_impoundment_status": null,
  "transmission_or_distribution_system_owner": "TDX Sand Point Generating, LLC",
  "transmission_or_distribution_system_owner_id": "63560",
  "transmission_or_distribution_system_owner_state": "AK",
  "grid_voltage_kv": "0.48",
  "grid_voltage_2_kv": null,
  "grid_voltage_3_kv": null,
  "energy_storage": "N",
  "natural_gas_ldc_name": null,
  "natural_gas_pipeline_name_1": null,
  "natural_gas_pipeline_name_2": null,
  "natural_gas_pipeline_name_3": null,
  "pipeline_notes": null,
  "natural_gas_storage": "N",
  "liquefied_natural_gas_storage": "X",
  "record_type": "power_plant_record",
  "data_status": "FINAL",
  "record_key": "1:2025",
  "source_url": "https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860/",
  "source": "eia-860-annual-power-plant-master",
  "release_date": "eia8602025",
  "observed_at": "2026-09-19T00:25:29Z",
  "release_checksum": "2025",
  "license": "U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Form EIA-860 (ANNUAL, FINAL) — U.S. Government work, public domain. This is FINAL annual data, distinct from the preliminary monthly EIA-860M. Acknowledgement: data from the U.S. Energy Informat",
  "attribution": "U.S. Energy Information Administration — Form EIA-860 (https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860/)"
}
```

### 🔧 How it works

**Source.** The actor reads www.eia.gov — endpoints: `https://www.eia.gov`, `https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860/`. Public pages and feeds only; nothing behind a login.

**Transport.** Plain HTTPS from the Apify platform, no proxy. robots.txt is read first and a disallowed path is never fetched. Every request carries an identified contact User-Agent. Pacing: `CRAWL_DELAY`=0.0.

**Terminal states.** A run ends NORMAL, CAPPED (your cap was reached), PARTIAL (something was withheld and the message says what), GENUINE_EMPTY (the source was read and truly had nothing in scope) or BLOCKED (the source refused or changed shape — the run FAILS loud and bills nothing). A zero-row run is never reported as a silent success.

**Charging.** Each power plant record is charged at the moment it is pushed (`power_plant_record`); a row that fails to charge is not delivered, so the dataset count always equals the charged count.

**🔧 How it works**

**Source**

The official annual Form EIA-860 ZIP only — the **current, non-archive, FINAL** release resolved from
`https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860/` (`xls/eia860<year>.zip`, `Plant` worksheet). eia.gov robots
disallows the `/archive/` path, which is **never fetched**; the **Early-Release (`...ER.zip`)** files are
**skipped** because they are preliminary — only the FINAL annual file is read.

**FINAL vs preliminary**

Records carry `data_status = FINAL`. This distinguishes them from EIA-860M monthly data (preliminary).
`release_date` / `release_checksum` carry the release year.

**Licence & acknowledgement**

Form EIA-860 is a **U.S. Government work (public domain)**. Acknowledgement: *data from the U.S. Energy
Information Administration*. Third-party materials and logos are excluded.

**Billing**

Pay-per-event. `power_plant_record` is charged **once per delivered record** ($0.02), GOLD-floored
−10 / −20 / −33% volume ladder. `apify-actor-start` ($0.02) is platform-reserved, never charged in code.
A drifted header fails loud — nothing billed.

**What is not done.** No login, no cookie or CAPTCHA bypass, no private or personal-account data, no browser automation.

### 💰 Pricing example

| Event | Free | Bronze | Silver | Gold |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actor Start (`apify-actor-start`) | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 |
| Power Plant Record (`power_plant_record`) | $0.02 | $0.018 | $0.016 | $0.0134 |

Worked at the live Free-tier price:

- 8 power plant records: $0.02 start + 8 × $0.02 = **$0.18**
- 25 power plant records: $0.02 start + 25 × $0.02 = **$0.52**
- 2500 power plant records: $0.02 start + 2500 × $0.02 = **$50.02**

A run that delivers zero rows charges the $0.02 start fee only. A BLOCKED run (source refused) fails loud and charges no value event. The start fee is charged once per GB of run memory; the default run memory is 4096 MB.

Yield on the sample run: `NORMAL: 50 unique rows (0 duplicates collapsed) from eia8602025. billable=50`. `maxRecords` is a hard ceiling on what is delivered and billed, never a target.

### ⚖️ Legal & ToS

This actor reads public, logged-out pages and feeds published by www.eia.gov. It collects only what the source publishes to any visitor, keeps to the source's robots rules (checked on every run), identifies itself with a contact User-Agent, and does not access accounts, private data or anything behind authentication. Use the output in line with the source's terms and your local law; the intended use is B2B research and monitoring.

### ❓ FAQ

**Q: Do I need an API key or a login?**\
A: No. The source (www.eia.gov) is read logged-out; the input schema has no key field and the actor carries no secrets.

**Q: Why did my run return 0 rows?**\
A: Read the run's status message. GENUINE_EMPTY means the source was read and had nothing in scope for your input; BLOCKED means the source refused and the run failed without billing a value event — retry later or narrow the input. A zero-row run bills the start fee only.

**Q: How many rows can one run return?**\
A: Up to `maxRecords` (default 2500). Raise the cap for a bigger run; you pay per delivered row.

**Q: How fresh is the data?**\
A: Every run reads the source live at run time; nothing is cached between runs. Put it on a schedule for a continuous feed.

**Q: What formats can I export?**\
A: The dataset downloads as JSON, CSV, Excel, XML or RSS from the run's Dataset tab or the Apify API, and any run can push to a webhook or integration.

**Q: How is this different from the other NexGen Watch actors actors?**\
A: Same output shape and billing model; this one covers www.eia.gov. The siblings under **Related Actors** cover the other sources or slices — run several on one schedule for a combined feed.

**Q: Are there rate limits?**\
A: The actor paces itself against the source (`CRAWL_DELAY`=0.0) and honours its robots rules; there is no per-buyer limit beyond your Apify plan's concurrency.

### 🆘 Troubleshooting

- **Run FAILED with BLOCKED** → the source refused the request or changed its page shape → nothing was billed beyond the start fee; retry after a while, and if it persists open an Issue with the run id.
- **Status says CAPPED** → your cap (`maxRecords`) was reached → raise it for a bigger run.
- **Input validation error on start** → a field is outside the schema's allowed values → start from the Quick start block and change one field at a time.
- **Run TIMED-OUT** → a very wide request on a slow day → raise the run timeout in Run options or narrow the input; what was delivered before the timeout is still in the dataset.

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# Actor input Schema

## `plantState` (type: `string`):

Two-letter state code, e.g. AK, TX. Case-insensitive.

## `balancingAuthority` (type: `string`):

e.g. ERCO, PJM, ISNE.

## `utilityId` (type: `string`):

Exact EIA Utility ID.

## `plantCode` (type: `string`):

Exact EIA Plant Code.

## `maxRecords` (type: `integer`):

Max power plant records delivered (buyer bound; one charge per delivered record). Hard-capped at 5000.

## `releaseUrl` (type: `string`):

Pin a specific EIA-860 annual xls/eia860<year>.zip URL. Default: current FINAL (non-ER, non-archive) release auto-resolved.

## `userAgent` (type: `string`):

Override the transparent crawler UA.

## `searchText` (type: `string`):

Optional. Keep only rows where any field contains this text (case-insensitive, substring). Applied after the source is read and BEFORE the maxRecords cap, so the cap counts matches and only delivered matches are billed. Zero matches = EMPTY_SELECTION, nothing charged beyond the start fee.

## `fieldMatch` (type: `object`):

Optional. {"column": "text"} keeps rows whose named output column contains the text (case-insensitive); a list of texts means any of them; several columns must all match. Column names are the dataset fields shown in the sample output. Applied BEFORE the maxRecords cap and before billing.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "plantState": "AK",
  "maxRecords": 50
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

No description

# 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 = {
    "plantState": "AK",
    "maxRecords": 50
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("nexgenwatch/eia-860-annual-power-plant-master").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 = {
    "plantState": "AK",
    "maxRecords": 50,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("nexgenwatch/eia-860-annual-power-plant-master").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 '{
  "plantState": "AK",
  "maxRecords": 50
}' |
apify call nexgenwatch/eia-860-annual-power-plant-master --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,nexgenwatch/eia-860-annual-power-plant-master"
        }
    }
}
```

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/iePAP8D6PJCfZ51Cs/builds/VTrthgc1YOK3d5a8o/openapi.json