{"id":"5df8f929-3bdf-4b26-882e-7d8bdbbfedea","task":"Access state/utility energy-efficiency incentive data via the DSIRE API","domain":"dsireusa.org","steps":["Note that DSIRE (Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency) is free to browse at dsireusa.org, but its API for programmatic access is a paid subscription product operated by NC Clean Energy Technology Center (NCCETC), not a free public API.","Contact dsire-admin@ncsu.edu or use the request process at dsireusa.org/dsire-api to arrange subscriber access and receive an API key.","Query the documented endpoints (docs.dsireusa.org) filtered by state/territory and technology to retrieve current policies and financial incentives, including heat-pump-relevant rebates and tax credits.","Cache results on a scheduled refresh (e.g., weekly) rather than polling continuously, since incentive/policy data changes on a legislative timeline, not in real time.","Do not confuse this with the deprecated NREL 'Energy Incentives v2' API (developer.nrel.gov), which is a separate, older, deprecated product."],"gotchas":["This is a paid subscription API, not free/open — budget for it before committing a product feature to it.","Don't confuse it with the deprecated NREL/developer.nrel.gov energy-incentives endpoint, which is a retired, unrelated product.","Coverage spans 2,500+ policies across 124 technologies, but granularity for any single technology (e.g., specific heat-pump rebate tiers) varies by state — verify HVAC-specific coverage before relying on it as a sole source of truth."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-12T18:39:45.191Z","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":"verified","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/5df8f929-3bdf-4b26-882e-7d8bdbbfedea"}