get_retirement_headroom
Get Retirement Headroom
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Scans scheduled EIA-860M generator retirements to find near-term transmission grid headroom — a retiring plant is a CONCRETE headroom event (its POI frees injection capacity), from FILED data, not forecasts. Returns _entity=retirement_headroom_results: retiring generators inside your horizon (name, MW, fuel, prime mover, retirement_date), representative_point, nearest substations with distance_km + count within 25 km, county-level queue_pressure (competing in-progress MW), iso_context (the generator's own EIA balancing-authority code), and a pre-filled site_evaluation_handoff (analyze_site + get_water_risk args, capacity_mw = YOUR target load). Answers "where is grid capacity about to free up", "which retiring plants open injection headroom near me". Try: get_retirement_headroom target_mw=50 horizon_months=18 region_iso=MISO — "50 MW opening near a substation inside 18 months, sidestepping the 4-7yr mega-queue." Honesty: meta.caveat flags that filed dates are subject to ISO reliability reviews (RMR extensions). Use to find WHERE capacity opens next; for what's already queued use get_refined_queue; for one site use analyze_site.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| target_mw | number | yes | Minimum required headroom in megawatts (MW) — filters to retiring generators at/above this size. Also passed through as the handoff's analyze_site capacity_mw (the DC you are siting). |
| horizon_months | integer | yes | Time horizon in months to look ahead for planned retirements, 1-120 (e.g., 12, 18, 36). |
| region_iso | string | no | Optional target region or ISO (e.g., 'MISO', 'PJM', 'ERCOT', 'SPP', 'CAISO', 'NYISO', 'ISONE'). Matches the generator's own EIA balancing-authority code — real market boundaries, not state lines. Comma-separated for a union. |
| fuel_filter | string | no | Optional filter for retiring fuel categories, substring-matched (e.g., 'Coal', 'Natural Gas', 'Petroleum'). |
| limit | integer | no | Max results to return (1-500; default varies by tool) |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"target_mw": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Minimum required headroom in megawatts (MW) — filters to retiring generators at/above this size. Also passed through as the handoff's analyze_site capacity_mw (the DC you are siting)."
},
"horizon_months": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 120,
"description": "Time horizon in months to look ahead for planned retirements, 1-120 (e.g., 12, 18, 36)."
},
"region_iso": {
"description": "Optional target region or ISO (e.g., 'MISO', 'PJM', 'ERCOT', 'SPP', 'CAISO', 'NYISO', 'ISONE'). Matches the generator's own EIA balancing-authority code — real market boundaries, not state lines. Comma-separated for a union.",
"type": "string"
},
"fuel_filter": {
"description": "Optional filter for retiring fuel categories, substring-matched (e.g., 'Coal', 'Natural Gas', 'Petroleum').",
"type": "string"
},
"limit": {
"description": "Max results to return (1-500; default varies by tool)",
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 500
}
},
"required": [
"target_mw",
"horizon_months"
]
}