find_sites
Find Sites
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FRONT DOOR CHECK — if the question spans more than one capability ("find 200MW near Dallas with fiber, then rank the markets"), call execute_plan(intent="<the user's question, unchanged>"). find_sites is the right single call when the user has NO site yet and wants candidates to start from. THE INVERSE QUERY: every other DC Hub siting tool needs a coordinate you already have — analyze_site scores one, get_composite_site_score grades one, rank_sites orders candidates YOU already enriched, find_alternatives needs a seed facility. This one answers "where should I even be looking?". Returns candidate SEARCH AREAS anchored on real HIFLD substations at or above min_voltage_kv, spatially de-duplicated by cluster_km so a dense metro yields distinct areas instead of 40 near-identical rows, each carrying measured distance to the nearest gas pipeline and fiber route plus state-grain moratorium context, and a next_calls handoff. ★ WHAT A CANDIDATE IS NOT: a search area is NOT a parcel, NOT a listing, and NOT land known to be for sale — DC Hub holds no land-ownership or availability data, and hosted parcel boundaries cover ONE county (Loudoun VA), so analyze_parcel will 404 on most of these points BY DESIGN. Read each as "start looking here", then score the coordinate with analyze_site. ★ READ constraint_coverage BEFORE CALLING THIS A SCREENED LIST: a constraint filters ONLY when its layer actually answered. If a layer errors, the set comes back UNFILTERED with applied:false plus a reason and an instead, the names repeated in top-level unapplied_constraints and an unapplied_constraints_warning — an unevaluable constraint is never a passed constraint. fiber_distance_km is a straight-line CHORD between a route's endpoints, NOT the true polyline path; its basis is stamped on every candidate and get_fiber_readiness at the coordinate is the engineered read. hazard/moratorium are STATE grain, never a site verdict. A geography is REQUIRED — pass state, or lat+lon (+radius_km); without one you get a legible 400 (error_code geography_required), never a nationwide scan. Free tier coarsens coordinates to ~11 km and withholds operator/capacity. Answers "where should I even be looking for 200 MW in Ohio" and "which areas near Dallas sit on 230kV with gas within 5 miles". Try: find_sites state=OH min_voltage_kv=230 max_gas_km=8 — or find_sites lat=39.04 lon=-77.48 radius_km=60 min_voltage_kv=500. Do NOT use to score a site you already have (analyze_site), to rank candidates you already enriched (rank_sites), to find similar FACILITIES to a known one (find_alternatives), or for interconnection-queue survivors (get_refined_queue).
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| state | string | no | 2-letter US state to search, e.g. OH — required unless you pass lat + lon |
| lat | number | no | Latitude of a search centre, e.g. 39.04 — use with lon (+ radius_km) instead of state |
| lon | number | no | Longitude of a search centre, e.g. -77.48 |
| latitude | number | no | Alias for lat — either name works |
| lng | number | no | Alias for lon — either name works |
| longitude | number | no | Alias for lon — either name works |
| radius_km | number | no | Search radius in km around lat/lon (default 80, clamped 5-400); ignored in state mode |
| min_voltage_kv | number | no | Only anchor on substations at or above this voltage in kV (default 115). 230+ for hyperscale, 500 for the largest campuses |
| max_gas_km | number | no | Drop candidates farther than this from the nearest gas pipeline. Applied ONLY if the gas layer answers — check constraint_coverage |
| max_fiber_km | number | no | Drop candidates farther than this from the nearest fiber route (CHORD approximation — see fiber_distance_basis). Applied ONLY if the fiber layer answers |
| exclude_moratorium | boolean | no | true = drop candidates in a state with a published data-center moratorium. STATE grain, not jurisdiction grain |
| cluster_km | number | no | Collapse anchors within this many km into one candidate area (default 8, max 100). Raise it for broader coverage, lower it for denser results |
| limit | integer | no | Max results to return (1-500; default varies by tool) |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"state": {
"description": "2-letter US state to search, e.g. OH — required unless you pass lat + lon",
"type": "string"
},
"lat": {
"description": "Latitude of a search centre, e.g. 39.04 — use with lon (+ radius_km) instead of state",
"type": "number"
},
"lon": {
"description": "Longitude of a search centre, e.g. -77.48",
"type": "number"
},
"latitude": {
"description": "Alias for lat — either name works",
"type": "number"
},
"lng": {
"description": "Alias for lon — either name works",
"type": "number"
},
"longitude": {
"description": "Alias for lon — either name works",
"type": "number"
},
"radius_km": {
"description": "Search radius in km around lat/lon (default 80, clamped 5-400); ignored in state mode",
"type": "number"
},
"min_voltage_kv": {
"description": "Only anchor on substations at or above this voltage in kV (default 115). 230+ for hyperscale, 500 for the largest campuses",
"type": "number"
},
"max_gas_km": {
"description": "Drop candidates farther than this from the nearest gas pipeline. Applied ONLY if the gas layer answers — check constraint_coverage",
"type": "number"
},
"max_fiber_km": {
"description": "Drop candidates farther than this from the nearest fiber route (CHORD approximation — see fiber_distance_basis). Applied ONLY if the fiber layer answers",
"type": "number"
},
"exclude_moratorium": {
"description": "true = drop candidates in a state with a published data-center moratorium. STATE grain, not jurisdiction grain",
"type": "boolean"
},
"cluster_km": {
"description": "Collapse anchors within this many km into one candidate area (default 8, max 100). Raise it for broader coverage, lower it for denser results",
"type": "number"
},
"limit": {
"description": "Max results to return (1-500; default varies by tool)",
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 500
}
}
}