What Australian regions/states are covered in the NEM data?

The National Electricity Market (NEM) covers five regions: New South Wales (NSW1), Victoria (VIC1), Queensland (QLD1), South Australia (SA1), and Tasmania (TAS1). The API also supports the Wholesale Electricity Market (WEM) for Western Australia. Data is available at both the national aggregate level and broken down by individual region.

How do I get an API token for OpenElectricity?

Visit the OpenElectricity developer portal at https://openelectricity.org.au/content/developers and sign up for a free Community plan. You'll receive a Bearer token that you can paste into the credential field. The Community plan provides generous rate limits suitable for individual use and research. Higher-tier plans (Pro, Academic, Enterprise) are available for commercial applications.

Can I track the percentage of renewable energy in real-time?

Yes! Use the `get_renewable_proportion` tool to fetch the current percentage of electricity generation coming from renewable sources (solar, wind, hydro, battery) versus fossil fuels (coal, gas). You can query this at 5-minute intervals for live tracking, or aggregate to hourly, daily, or monthly views. The `get_network_by_fueltech` tool also provides a detailed breakdown showing each technology's contribution separately.

What time intervals are available for querying historical data?

The API supports multiple time granularities: `5m` (5-minute intervals, most granular), `1h` (hourly), `1d` (daily), `7d` (weekly), `1M` (monthly), `3M` (quarterly), `1y` (yearly), `season` (seasonal aggregation), and `fy` (financial year). You can specify date ranges using `date_start` and `date_end` parameters in ISO format. Historical data extends back several years for most metrics.

AEMO Australian Energy MCP Server for Claude Desktop 12 tools — connect in under 2 minutes

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "aemo-australian-energy": {
      // Your Vinkius token. get it at cloud.vinkius.com
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
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About AEMO Australian Energy MCP Server

Connect to OpenElectricity API (powered by AEMO data) and bring real-time Australian energy market intelligence to any AI agent. Monitor the National Electricity Market (NEM) and Wholesale Electricity Market (WEM), track renewable energy transition, and analyze power generation across all Australian states.

Claude Desktop is the definitive way to connect AEMO Australian Energy to your AI workflow. Add Vinkius Edge URL to your config, restart the app, and Claude immediately exposes all 12 tools in the chat interface. ask a question, Claude calls the right tool, and you see the answer. Zero code, zero context switching.

What you can do

Spot Prices — Retrieve real-time and historical wholesale electricity prices (RRP) by Australian region (NSW, VIC, QLD, SA, TAS)
Power Generation — Access total network generation and breakdown by fuel technology (solar, wind, coal, gas, hydro, battery)
Energy Demand — Monitor electricity demand across the NEM with 5-minute, hourly, daily, or monthly granularity
Facility Data — Get generation output from specific power stations, solar farms, wind farms, and battery installations
Renewable Proportion — Track what percentage of Australia's electricity comes from renewable sources in real-time
Regional Analysis — Compare power generation and demand across Australian states and territories
Emissions Tracking — Query pollution data including NOx, SO2, CO, PM10, PM2.5 from the National Pollutant Inventory
Market Updates — Fetch commentary and updates about price spikes, outages, and notable market events
Facility Registry — List all energy generation facilities with their fuel type, status, and capacity
Available Metrics — Explore the full range of queryable metrics in the API
User Account — Check your API plan, rate limits, and usage statistics
Plans & Pricing — View available subscription tiers and features

The AEMO Australian Energy MCP Server exposes 12 tools through the Vinkius. Connect it to Claude Desktop in under two minutes — no API keys to rotate, no infrastructure to provision, no vendor lock-in. Your configuration, your data, your control.

How to Connect AEMO Australian Energy to Claude Desktop via MCP

Follow these steps to integrate the AEMO Australian Energy MCP Server with Claude Desktop.

Open Claude Desktop Settings

Go to Settings → Developer → Edit Config to open claude_desktop_config.json

Add the MCP Server

Paste the configuration above into the mcpServers section

Restart Claude Desktop

Close and reopen Claude Desktop to load the new server

Start using AEMO Australian Energy

Look for the 🔌 icon in the chat. your 12 tools are now available

Why Use Claude Desktop with the AEMO Australian Energy MCP Server

Claude Desktop by Anthropic provides unique advantages when paired with AEMO Australian Energy through the Model Context Protocol.

Claude Desktop is the reference MCP client. it was designed alongside the protocol itself, ensuring the most complete and stable MCP implementation available

Zero-code configuration: add a server URL to a JSON file and Claude instantly discovers and exposes all available tools in the chat interface

Claude's extended thinking capability lets it reason through multi-step tool usage, chaining multiple API calls to answer complex questions

Enterprise-grade security with local config storage. your tokens never leave your machine, and connections go directly to Vinkius Edge network

AEMO Australian Energy + Claude Desktop Use Cases

Practical scenarios where Claude Desktop combined with the AEMO Australian Energy MCP Server delivers measurable value.

Interactive data exploration: ask Claude to query DNS records, look up WHOIS data, and cross-reference results in a single conversation

Ad-hoc security audits: type a domain name and let Claude enumerate subdomains, check DNS history, and flag configuration anomalies. all through natural language

Executive briefings: generate comprehensive domain intelligence reports by asking Claude to compile findings into a formatted summary

Learning and training: new team members can explore API capabilities conversationally without needing to read documentation

AEMO Australian Energy MCP Tools for Claude Desktop (12)

These 12 tools become available when you connect AEMO Australian Energy to Claude Desktop via MCP:

get_facility_data

g. "ER01" for Eraring, "BNGSF1" for Bungala Solar). Shows actual output over time. Get generation data for a specific energy facility

get_market_data

Supports interval and date range filtering. Get market data including spot prices and demand by region

get_market_updates

Get market updates and social posts from OpenElectricity

get_network_by_fueltech

Useful for understanding the energy mix and renewable vs fossil fuel split. Get network data grouped by fuel technology type

get_network_by_region

Get network data grouped by Australian region/state

get_network_data

Supports interval aggregation (5m, 1h, 1d, 7d, 1M, 1y) and date range filtering. Get time series network data for power, energy, demand and generation

get_plans

Get available API plans and pricing tiers

get_pollution_data

5, VOC) reported to the National Pollutant Inventory by energy facilities. Filter by facility, pollutant, or category. Get pollution and emissions data from NPI (National Pollutant Inventory)

get_renewable_proportion

Essential for tracking Australia's energy transition progress. Get renewable energy proportion data

get_user_profile

Get current user profile and API account details

list_facilities

Filter by fuel technology, status, network, or facility code. List energy facilities and generation units

list_metrics

List all available metrics in the OpenElectricity API

Example Prompts for AEMO Australian Energy in Claude Desktop

Ready-to-use prompts you can give your Claude Desktop agent to start working with AEMO Australian Energy immediately.

"What is the current electricity spot price across all Australian states?"

"Show me the energy mix breakdown for the NEM right now — what percentage comes from solar, wind, coal, and gas?"

"What is the renewable energy percentage in Australia today compared to this time last year?"

Troubleshooting AEMO Australian Energy MCP Server with Claude Desktop

Common issues when connecting AEMO Australian Energy to Claude Desktop through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.

Server not appearing after restart

Ensure the JSON is valid (no trailing commas). Check the file path: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\\Claude\\ (Windows).

Authentication error

Verify your Vinkius token is correct. Go to cloud.vinkius.com to regenerate it if needed.

Tools not showing in chat

Click the 🔌 icon at the bottom of the chat input. If it shows 0 tools, the server may still be connecting. wait a few seconds.

AEMO Australian Energy + Claude Desktop FAQ

Common questions about integrating AEMO Australian Energy MCP Server with Claude Desktop.

How does Claude Desktop discover MCP tools?

When Claude Desktop starts, it reads the claude_desktop_config.json file and connects to each configured MCP server. It calls the tools/list endpoint to fetch the schema for every available tool, then surfaces them as clickable options in the chat interface via the 🔌 icon.

What happens if the MCP server is temporarily unavailable?

Claude Desktop handles disconnections gracefully. if the server is unreachable at startup, the tools simply won't appear. Once the server becomes available again, restarting Claude Desktop will re-establish the connection. There is no timeout penalty or error loop.

Can I connect multiple MCP servers simultaneously?

Yes. You can add as many servers as you need in the mcpServers section of the config file. Each server appears as a separate tool provider, and Claude can use tools from multiple servers in a single conversation turn.

Is there a limit on the number of tools per server?

Claude Desktop can handle hundreds of tools per server. However, for optimal LLM performance, Vinkius servers are designed to expose focused, well-documented tool sets rather than overwhelming the model with too many options.

Does Claude Desktop support Streamable HTTP transport?

Yes. Claude Desktop supports both SSE (Server-Sent Events) and the newer Streamable HTTP transport that Vinkius uses. Simply provide the server URL. Claude auto-negotiates the transport protocol.