Wheelabrator Martell

Brownfield

Amador County, California · CAISO

DC Readiness
46.6
Fair / 100

Wheelabrator Martell is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Amador County, California, interconnecting through CAISO. It screens at 46.6/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 23 MW of candidate capacity and a 5.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Substation distance7.7 mi
Substation voltage230 kV
Available capacity23 MW
LMP zoneCAISO_NP15
Wholesale LMP$16.53/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.29¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionCAISO
Queue depth311
Avg queue wait5.7 yrs
Recent queue wait3.0 yrs
Completion rate11%
Withdrawal rate89%

Connectivity

Nearest IXP365 Data Centers Rancho Cordova (CA1)
IXP distance29.9 mi
Fiber providers3
Fiber coverage25.1%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-west-1
Cloud region distance92.4 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Parcel ownerWheelabrator Environmental Systems
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former usebiomass
Existing capacity23 MW
Retirement date2003-12-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)3.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteWHEELABRATOR MARTELL INC
Hazard sub-score42/100
Construction cost index82.1 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterSungard AS Sacramento
DC distance29.9 mi
Nearest rail0.1 mi
Nearest gas pipeline1.9 mi
Nearest fiber route96.2 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (48)
DC tax incentiveNo
Commercial electricity28.82¢/kWh
Industrial electricity22.14¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,000
Heating degree days2,500
Land price / acre$6,386

Full DC Readiness breakdown

All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.

Power availability20%
16
Speed to power15%
36
Fiber connectivity12%
57
Energy cost10%
63
Water risk8%
51
Natural hazard8%
42
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
70
Land / acreage3%
54
Construction cost3%
82
Gas pipeline2%
94
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
75

Nearby comparable sites

Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Amador County, ranked by DC Readiness.

Sites near Wheelabrator Martell
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
ELECTRA TAP 2Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs56.4
TIGER CREEKSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs53.7
Greenfield (TIGER CREEK - ELECTRA TAP 1)Greenfield230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs49.0
SALT SPRINGSSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW5.7 yrs49.0
Greenfield (DIAMOND SPRINGS - GOLD HILL)Greenfield115 kV100 MW5.7 yrs43.4
Mine SiteFormer Mine43.1
Greenfield (TIGER CREEK - SALT SPRINGS)Greenfield115 kV100 MW5.7 yrs42.9
Mine SiteFormer Mine42.9

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

Figures are screening estimates derived from public infrastructure data. Catalogued capacity reflects theoretical candidate capacity, not deliverable or committed interconnection. Confirm all values with the utility, ISO, and on-the-ground due diligence.

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