# get_gas_economics

Behind-the-meter / gas-fired power ECONOMICS for a US data-center market: Henry Hub spot, regional basis differential, delivered industrial + electric gas tariff ($/MMBtu), and the gas-to-grid levelized cost ($/MWh) across CCGT/peaker heat-rate scenarios — the number a BTM developer compares against a grid PPA. Pass market=<slug> (e.g. "northern-virginia", "dallas", "phoenix"); optional heat_rate_btu_per_kwh for a custom scenario. Returns {market, henry_hub_spot_usd_mmbtu, basis_diff_usd_mmbtu, delivered_industrial_usd_mmbtu, delivered_electric_usd_mmbtu, gas_price_used_usd_mmbtu, scenarios_usd_per_mwh:{new_ccgt_6400, avg_ccgt_6800, old_ccgt_7500, old_peaker_12000, custom}, data_basis}. Pairs with get_gas_index (per-state DCGI suitability). Do NOT use for the electricity grid fuel mix (use get_grid_data) or the per-state gas suitability score (use get_gas_index); this is the $/MWh gas-power cost.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `get_gas_economics`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-dchub-mcp-server/get-gas-economics

## Facts

- Tool: `get_gas_economics`
- Server: Mcp Server (`https://dchub.cloud/mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-dchub-mcp-server.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/azmartone67/dchub-mcp-server
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server auth posture: open
- Server CORS policy: *
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 2
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `market` | string | no | Market slug (metro), e.g. northern-virginia, dallas, phoenix — valid slugs come from rank_markets / get_market_dcpi_rank |
| `heat_rate_btu_per_kwh` | number | no | Optional custom generator heat rate in Btu/kWh for the gas-to-grid $/MWh scenario, e.g. 6800 (avg CCGT) |

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_gas_economics",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why get_gas_economics is rated Low

This is a pure data retrieval tool that queries gas pricing and economics calculations for data-center markets. It has no side effects, does not execute external operations, does not modify data, and poses minimal risk even if misused by an AI agent—it only exposes historical/current market prices and derived cost scenarios that are informational in nature.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool retrieves and returns economics data: 'henry_hub_spot_usd_mmbtu', 'basis_diff_usd_mmbtu', 'delivered_industrial_usd_mmbtu', 'delivered_electric_usd_mmbtu', 'gas_price_used_usd_mmbtu', 'scenarios_us'. No parameters modify state."

## Use case

AI agents call get_gas_economics to retrieve information from Mcp Server without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Mcp Server:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "get_gas_economics": {}
  }
}
```

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- `compare_sites` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-dchub-mcp-server/compare-sites.md
- `rank_markets` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-dchub-mcp-server/rank-markets.md
- `unlock_more_data` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-dchub-mcp-server/unlock-more-data.md
- `ai_capacity_index` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-dchub-mcp-server/ai-capacity-index.md
- `analyze_parcel` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-dchub-mcp-server/analyze-parcel.md
- `analyze_site` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-dchub-mcp-server/analyze-site.md
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- `compare_isos` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-dchub-mcp-server/compare-isos.md
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- `fetch` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-dchub-mcp-server/fetch.md
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- `get_fiber_readiness` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-dchub-mcp-server/get-fiber-readiness.md
- `get_gas_index` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-dchub-mcp-server/get-gas-index.md
- `get_gas_intelligence` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-dchub-mcp-server/get-gas-intelligence.md
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