NETL Carbon Storage

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US DOE carbon-storage data — large CO2 emitters, saline storage basins, and CO2 storage projects.

What is NETL Carbon Storage?

US Department of Energy NETL carbon-capture-and-storage (CCS) data — relevant to 45Q tax credits, EOR, and Class VI permitting. Three datasets: large CO2 source emitters from the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (~6,326, full US — by state, facility, industry sector, and reported direct emissions), NATCARB saline storage basins (with low/high capacity estimates), and CO2 storage projects. Core use: match a region's CO2 sources to nearby storage capacity. Additive to the netl-edx connector, which serves NETL's download catalog rather than queryable spatial layers. Note: the saline-basin layer is a partial cached snapshot (state often blank, no-data capacity = -999) — the emitters layer is full-US and the richest. Toggle on and use — no setup needed.

Available Tools

searchCO2Emitters
Search large CO2 source emitters (EPA GHGRP, ~6,326) by state, facility, industry, min emissions, or bbox.
searchSalineStorageBasins
Search NATCARB saline storage basins by name/state/formation (partial cache; capacity_l/h).
searchStorageProjects
Search CO2 storage projects by partnership, type, or location.
getServiceInfo
Datasets, field notes, and cache-coverage caveats.

Requirements

Toggle on
Toggle on and use — no setup needed.

Quick Setup Guide

Follow these steps to connect your AI agents to this connector

Open /mcp and enable NETL Carbon Storage with the toggle — no credentials needed.

Call searchCO2Emitters with a state and minEmissions to find large CO2 sources, then searchSalineStorageBasins / searchStorageProjects for nearby storage.

Connect to Your AI Assistant

Choose your AI assistant below for specific setup instructions

Follow these steps to connect NETL Carbon Storage to Claude:

Step 1: Open Claude Settings

Launch Claude → Click the profile button (bottom left) → Navigate to Settings

Step 2: Access Connectors

Scroll down to the Connectors tab → Navigate to the bottom → Click “Add Custom Connector”

Step 3: Name Your Connector

Enter any name you'd like for this connector

Step 4: Get the Connector URL

Step 5: Add the Connector

Paste the URL in the “Remote MCP Server URL” text box → Click Add

Step 6: Start Using

Your connector is now ready to use in Claude

Follow these steps to connect NETL Carbon Storage to ChatGPT:

Step 1: Enable Developer Mode

Go to Settings → Connectors → Advanced → Enable Developer mode

Step 2: Create New Connector

Go back to Connectors page → Click “Create” (top right)

Step 3: Name Your Connector

Enter any name you'd like for this connector (descriptions are optional)

Step 4: Get the Connector URL

Step 5: Add the URL

Paste the URL in the “MCP Server URL” text box

Step 6: Set Authentication

Click the authentication dropdown → Select “No authentication” (PatchOps handles authentication internally)

Step 7: Create the Connector

Click “I understand and want to continue” checkbox → Press Create

Step 8: Using the Connector

Start a new chat → Click the + button (left of text box) → Open dropdown → Hover over three dots labeled “More” → Select your connector

Instructions for connecting NETL Carbon Storage to GitHub Copilot:

Coming Soon

Detailed setup instructions for GitHub Copilot will be added here.

For other MCP-compatible platforms:

Step 1: Get the Connector URL

Step 2: Add to Configuration

Add this configuration to your MCP settings file. Replace the URL with your specific connector URL from the /mcp page:

"NETL Carbon Storage-MCP": {
  "url": "https://patchops.ai/api/mcp/...",
  "type": "http"
}

Example Configuration

Here’s an example using PatchOps MCP:

"PatchOps-MCP": {
  "url": "https://patchops.ai/api/mcp/...",
  "type": "http"
}