{"methodology":{"caveats":["Access is density/diversity-based; the EIA pipeline geofeed does not publish per-segment throughput (capacity_mcf), so this is a relative infrastructure-presence index, not a deliverability/firm-capacity model.","Cost uses the latest available industrial or electric-power series per state."],"data_sources":["EIA natural-gas interstate/intrastate pipeline geodata (gas_pipelines)","EIA natural-gas prices by sector & state (eia_gas_prices)"],"index":"Data Center Gas Index (DCGI)","license":"CC BY 4.0 \u2014 cite 'DC Hub Data Center Gas Index (DCGI), dchub.cloud'","purpose":"Score US states on natural-gas suitability for siting data-center power load, for the behind-the-meter / gas-to-power era.","scores":{"dcgi":"0.60*gas_access + 0.40*gas_cost","gas_access":"0.45*pipeline_density + 0.35*operator_diversity + 0.20*interstate_share","gas_cost":"inverse of latest industrial/electric-power gas price ($/Mcf), floor $2.50 ceil $12"},"verdicts":{"ADEQUATE":"dcgi >= 42","GAS-ADVANTAGED":"dcgi >= 62 and gas_access >= 50","GAS-CONSTRAINED":"dcgi < 42"}},"ok":true}