Natural gas, CNG, LNG, and gas-fired power site assessment — 15 HIFLD + EIA gas layers, environmental screen, power grid, interactive Google Maps
gridleaf_natgas_site_assessmentThe CNG-equivalent of the ultimate solar analysis — comprehensive natural gas site assessment in ~10 seconds. Runs 15 HIFLD + EIA gas infrastructure layers (natural gas pipelines, HGL pipelines, compressor stations, processing plants, storage facilities, receipt/delivery points, LNG terminals, oil refineries, petroleum terminals, oil/gas interconnects, oil & gas fields, LDC service territories, EIA storage regions, sedimentary basins, shale plays) plus the full environmental stack (FEMA flood, NWI wetlands, NHD water, PAD-US protected areas, USFWS critical habitat, EPA contaminated sites, NLCD land cover, CEJST/Justice40) plus power grid (HIFLD substations, transmission lines, ISO/RTO detection) plus terrain and solar-hybrid potential. Returns an interactive Google Maps satellite view at maps.gridleaf.org with all layers as toggleable overlays, a nearest-infrastructure table with distances, 10 classification flags, and a suitability score 0–11 with EXCELLENT / GOOD / MARGINAL / POOR verdict. Parcel boundary via ReportAll USA (APN, owner, acreage, legal description, market value, land cover). Ideal for CNG fueling station developers, natural gas peaker / combined-cycle siting, LNG project scouting, pipeline routing, midstream engineering, industrial gas offtake, and regulatory consultants.
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| lat | float | optional | Latitude (WGS84) |
| lon | float | optional | Longitude (WGS84) |
| address | string | optional | US street address — geocoded automatically |
| radius_km | float | optional (10) | Search radius in km (max 50). 10–15 km captures most local gas infrastructure; 25–50 km for regional midstream analysis. |
| include_parcel | boolean | optional (true) | Include ReportAll parcel boundary lookup |
Part of the unified Gridleaf gateway. Connect once for all 56 tools:
claude mcp add --transport streamable-http gridleaf https://mcp.gridleaf.org/mcp --header "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY"Settings > Integrations > Add Custom Connector > URL: https://mcp.gridleaf.org/mcp
13-layer constraint analysis with interactive Google Maps and GO/NO-GO verdict
Full environmental screening with downloadable PDF report and satellite imagery
Interactive Leaflet map with 12+ toggleable constraint layers
Buildable acres after all exclusions with MW AC capacity estimate