Prospector Labs Energy

What is Prospector Labs Energy?

Prospector Labs Energy is an MCP server that gives AI agents access to the Prospector Labs Energy Data API — covering 47,000+ interconnection queue projects, 5.4 million distributed generation installations, 6,593 developer profiles, tax credit calculations, and ITC deal sourcing. It is built for energy analysts, investors, developers, and AI assistants needing structured energy market data.

How to use Prospector Labs Energy?

Install via pip or uvx, then configure as an MCP server in Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or Cursor by adding a JSON entry pointing to the command uvx prospector-energy-mcp (or a local Python path). The server exposes 34 tools that can be invoked by an AI assistant after connection.

Key features of Prospector Labs Energy

• Search 47K+ utility-scale energy projects with rich filters
• Find ITC-eligible deals with investability scores
• Calculate IRA tax credits including domestic content bonus
• Access 5.4M distributed generation installations
• Search 6,593 developer profiles with full track records
• Retrieve LMP, capacity, fuel prices, and technology costs
• Query grid infrastructure: turbines, transmission, substations, generators
• Export project data as CSV (up to 50K rows)

Use cases of Prospector Labs Energy

• Analyze solar project pipelines in a specific ISO queue
• Score and source investment-ready ITC deals for tax equity
• Check a developer’s historical project completion rate
• Retrieve historical LMP trends for market analysis
• Identify investable distributed generation projects for small investors

FAQ from Prospector Labs Energy

Do I need an API key?

No. The free tier works without an API key; the environment variable PROSPECTOR_API_KEY is optional for authenticated access.

What data sources does the server use?

The server queries the Prospector Labs Energy Data API, which aggregates data from interconnection queues, EIA generators, USWTDB turbines, HIFLD transmission lines and substations, NREL ATB, and other public energy datasets.

What transports are supported?

The server supports stdio transport by default and SSE transport (use --sse flag). It is compatible with MCP clients like Claude Desktop, Claude Code, and Cursor.

How many tools are available?

34 tools across categories: Projects & Search, Deals & Investment, Tax Credits, Developers, Market Data, Grid Infrastructure, and Distributed Generation.

Can I export search results?

Yes. The export_projects tool can export up to 50K projects as a CSV file.