Talk to the Grid: Control Energy Infrastructure with Claude + MCP

The energy grid is the largest machine humanity has ever built — and it has no API. Until now. EnergyAtIt exposes 30+ tools that let Claude dispatch batteries, verify carbon attestations, read meters across 8 industrial protocols, and create demand response events. All through natural language. This tutorial walks you through connecting Claude to energy infrastructure in under 5 minutes. Step 1: Install the MCP Server No dependencies. No config files. One command: npx energyatit-mcp-server That's it. The server starts on stdio and registers 30+ tools with any MCP-compatible client. Step 2: Add to Claude Desktop Open your Claude Desktop config: macOS : ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json Windows : %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json Add the server: { "mcpServers" : { "energyatit" : { "command" : "npx" , "args" : [ "-y" , "energyatit-mcp-server" ], "env" : { "ENERGYATIT_API_KEY" : "your-key-here" } } } } Restart Claude Desktop. You'll see the hammer ic