About Behind the Watt
Behind the Watt is a pre-launch database tracking behind-the-meter data center power, aimed at people researching facility operations and power costs. Its entries are verified from air permits rather than company announcements.
Key features
- 01Daily facility tracking
- 02Verification from air permits
- 03Power-cost and online-status data
- 04Data provenance receipts
Use cases
- 01Researching operating data centers
- 02Checking facility power costs
Configuration
Remote servers need no local install. Pick your client, then copy the config or install in one click.
https://mcp.behindthewatt.com/mcpclaude mcp add --transport http ykorets-behind-the-watt https://mcp.behindthewatt.com/mcp{"mcpServers":{"ykorets-behind-the-watt":{"type":"http","url":"https://mcp.behindthewatt.com/mcp"}}}Open in Cursor{"servers":{"ykorets-behind-the-watt":{"type":"http","url":"https://mcp.behindthewatt.com/mcp"}}}Open in VS Code{"mcpServers":{"ykorets-behind-the-watt":{"type":"http","url":"https://mcp.behindthewatt.com/mcp"}}}{"mcpServers":{"ykorets-behind-the-watt":{"serverUrl":"https://mcp.behindthewatt.com/mcp"}}}Run commands in a terminal; paste JSON into the client’s MCP config and restart. Servers that need sign-in will prompt on first connect.
Tools
4| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| query | string | No | Name, developer, offtaker, county or state text |
| state | string | No | Two-letter US state code |
| min_mw | number | No | |
| status | string | No | Published facility status, for example operating |
Details
From the project READMEbehind│the watt
The open database of behind-the-meter data center power. Who's actually online, how fast they got there, and what their power really costs. Tracked daily. Sourced from air permits, not press releases.
- Site:
site/— Astro static build → behindthewatt.com - Engine:
engine/— watchers → archive → LLM extraction → review → publish - Data mirror: generated read-only export, will live at
behindthewatt/data(own repo) - Architecture: docs/architecture.md · decisions: docs/decisions.md
Licenses
- Code: MIT (LICENSE)
- Data: CC BY 4.0 (LICENSE-DATA.md) — cite as Behind the Watt, behindthewatt.com
Status
Pre-launch. Genesis dataset: 3 verified operating facilities, pilot of Jul 2026.
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