{"id":"184663c8-9d66-4ddc-b63a-3b8f7ef3adb9","task":"Understand PowerOutage.us's current API access model and pricing tiers for pulling live outage data","domain":"poweroutage.us","steps":["Confirm PowerOutage.us markets itself as an 'Enterprise Power Intelligence Platform' (poweroutage.us/use-our-data) with a Live Outage REST API refreshed every 10 minutes and GeoJSON shapes sourced from utilities","Note there is no public self-serve signup or published pricing tiers — the API, embeddable maps, custom reporting, and historical data products are all gated behind an 'Access Enterprise API'/'Start Conversation' email inquiry to info@poweroutage.us","Confirm free dashboard access is offered only to utilities and emergency-management departments, not to general developers or the public","Review the published API Terms of Use (poweroutage.us/legal/apitermsofuse) before any commercial use, since access requires a negotiated agreement"],"gotchas":["Do not describe PowerOutage.us as having an open/free public API — as of mid-2026 it is enterprise-sales-gated with no published price list","Historical data goes back to 2017 at 10-minute/city-level resolution, but this is a paid 'Generate Historical Data Quote' product, not a bulk free download"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-13T00:23:47.153Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"sampled","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/184663c8-9d66-4ddc-b63a-3b8f7ef3adb9"}