---
name: isopleth-power-read
description: Grid and utility context for one site: nearest transmission line and voltage, substation, power plant, gas pipeline, utility territory and water and sewer service. Uses the Isopleth MCP server (https://api.isopleth.dev/mcp).
---

# Power Read

Grid and utility context for one site: nearest transmission line and voltage, substation, power plant, gas pipeline, utility territory and water and sewer service.

## Requirements

- The Isopleth MCP server connected at `https://api.isopleth.dev/mcp` with an API key in the `Authorization: Bearer` header (see https://isopleth.dev/docs/mcp).
- Tools used: `fetch_location`, `fetch_batch`.
- Cost: 1 lookup per location (17 fields).

## Steps

1. Call fetch_location with the location and the fields listed below.
2. Lead with the nearest transmission line (distance and voltage) and the nearest substation (distance and max voltage), then the nearest power plant (name, fuel, capacity, distance) and the nearest gas pipeline.
3. Name the electric utility, its ownership type and the ISO/RTO, then say whether the point is inside a public sewer and water service area and which system serves it.
4. Distances are straight-line meters from the point; convert to km or miles for the reader and note that line and substation data are public map data, not a utility interconnection study.
5. For several candidate sites, use fetch_batch and rank them by distance to a line of 115 kV or more.

## Arguments

```json
{
  "fields": [
    "nearest_transmission_line_distance_m",
    "nearest_transmission_line_voltage_kv",
    "max_transmission_line_voltage_kv_within_radius",
    "nearest_substation_distance_m",
    "nearest_substation_max_voltage_kv",
    "nearest_power_plant_name",
    "nearest_power_plant_distance_m",
    "nearest_power_plant_primary_fuel",
    "nearest_power_plant_capacity_mw",
    "nearest_gas_pipeline_distance_m",
    "electric_utility_service_territory",
    "electric_utility_ownership_type",
    "iso_rto",
    "within_sewer_service_area",
    "sewer_service_area_provider",
    "within_water_service_area",
    "water_system_name"
  ]
}
```

## Output

A ranked or single-site summary with distances in km and miles, voltages in kV, and the source of each value.

Every value carries its source, license and attribution. Keep the source next to each value, and show the attributions if you share the results.