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    "title" : "The API Briefing: Fulfilling the D(e)SIRE for Renewable Energy with the Department of Energy’s New API |Digital.gov",
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    {"title" :"The API Briefing: Fulfilling the D(e)SIRE for Renewable Energy with the Department of Energy\u0026#8217;s New API","summary" : "The Database of State Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency® (DSIRE®) provides information on incentives and policies for renewables and energy efficiency in the U.S. This joint project by the Department of Energy and North Carolina State University just released an API to query DSIRE®’s database. Developers can view the sample","date" : "2015-03-11T11:25:36-04:00","date_modified" : "2025-01-27T19:42:55-05:00","authors" : {"bbrantley" : "Bill Brantley"},"topics" : {
        
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      "editpathURL" :"https://github.com/GSA/digitalgov.gov/edit/bc-archive-content-3/content/news/2015/03/2015-03-11-the-api-briefing-fulfilling-the-desire-for-renewable-energy-with-the-department-of-energys-new-api.md","slug" : "the-api-briefing-fulfilling-the-desire-for-renewable-energy-with-the-department-of-energys-new-api","url" : "/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2015/03/11/the-api-briefing-fulfilling-the-desire-for-renewable-energy-with-the-department-of-energys-new-api/","content" :"\u003cdiv class=\"image\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg\n    src=\"https://s3.amazonaws.com/digitalgov/_legacy-img/2015/03/600-x-400-Find-Policies-Incentives-by-State-map-from-DSIRE-DOE-Energy-website.jpg\"\n    alt=\"600-x-400-Find-Policies-\u0026amp;-Incentives-by-State-map-from-DSIRE-DOE-Energy-website\"/\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Database of State Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency® (DSIRE®) provides information on incentives and policies for renewables and energy efficiency in the U.S. This joint project by the Department of Energy and North Carolina State University just released an API to query DSIRE®’s database.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDevelopers can view the sample output by visiting the \u003ca href=\"http://www.dsireusa.org/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003edatabase query page\u003c/a\u003e. They can query by state or ZIP code to receive a listing of programs. After they select a program, the next page lists contact information, a summary of the incentive program, and the eligible energy technologies (\u003ca href=\"http://programs.dsireusa.org/system/program/detail/918\" target=\"_blank\"\u003esee this example\u003c/a\u003e). The API returns the same information—for all the programs—in \u003ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XML\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eXML\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JSON\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eJSON\u003c/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comma-separated_values\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCSV\u003c/a\u003e formats. Developers should be prepared to receive a large data file, as the API does not allow querying the DSIRE® database using the XML or JSON formats.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe DSIRE® database can be queried using \u003ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPARQL\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSPARQL\u003c/a\u003e. SPARQL (SPARQL Protocol and RDF Query Language) is a language that can query online databases that either offer “\u003ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attribute%E2%80%93value_pair\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ekey-value\u003c/a\u003e” data or \u003ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relational_database\" target=\"_blank\"\u003erelational database\u003c/a\u003e tables. To use SPARQL, a query is entered into the \u003ca href=\"http://virtuoso.dsireusa.org:8890/sparql\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSPARQL endpoint\u003c/a\u003e. The data is returned in an XML type format—\u003ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resource_Description_Framework\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eResource Description Framework (RDF)\u003c/a\u003e—which can then be used in an app.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDSIRE® is a great example of joint projects between the federal government and other organizations. By pairing with NC State, DOE has a partner that will manage and offer the data in an effective way to the public. I look forward to further work on the DSIRE® API so that queries are available for JSON and XML formats along with the ability to offer geolocation services.\u003cem\u003e*API – Application Programming Interface; how software programs and databases share data and functions with each other. Check out \u003ca href=\"/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2013/04/30/apis-in-government/\"\u003eAPIs in Government\u003c/a\u003e for more information.\u003c/em\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eEach week, “\u003ca href=\"/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/topics/application-programming-interface/\"\u003eThe API Briefing\u003c/a\u003e” will showcase government APIs and the latest API news and trends. Visit this column every week to learn how government APIs are transforming government and improving government services for the American people. If you have ideas for a topic or have questions about APIs, please contact me via \u003ca href=\"mailto:%20bill@billbrantley.com\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eemail\u003c/a\u003e. All opinions are my own and do not reflect the opinions of the USDA and GSA.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n"}
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