OZ Nevada

Greenfield

Nevada County, California · CAISO

DC Readiness
41.3
Fair / 100

OZ Nevada is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Nevada County, California, interconnecting through CAISO. It screens at 41.3/100 DC Readiness and a 5.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

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 IXPCENTRA RNO01 - Reno Nevada (200 S. Virginia)
IXP distance43.1 mi
Fiber providers7
Fiber coverage9.1%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionwestus
Cloud region distance148.1 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerPACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability40.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Evergreen Forest

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone D
Water stress (WRI)3.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatPresent
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score32/100
Construction cost index95.0 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterSwitch Tahoe Reno
DC distance43.0 mi
Nearest rail4.2 mi
Nearest gas pipeline28.5 mi
Nearest fiber route26.0 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (48)
DC tax incentiveNo
Commercial electricity29.25¢/kWh
Industrial electricity22.93¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,000
Heating degree days2,500
Land price / acre$8,650

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power15%
35
Fiber connectivity12%
51
Energy cost10%
63
Water risk8%
44
Natural hazard8%
32
Buildability7%
40
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
45
Land / acreage3%
41
Construction cost3%
71
Gas pipeline2%
8
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near OZ Nevada
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
BRUNSWICKSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW5.7 yrs50.3
DRUMSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW5.7 yrs49.8
Greenfield (RIO OSO - DRUM)Greenfield115 kV100 MW5.7 yrs45.1
Alta PowerhouseBrownfield115 kV1 MW5.7 yrs44.8
Greenfield (RIO OSO - DRUM)Greenfield115 kV100 MW5.7 yrs44.6
Greenfield (DRUM - N. TRUCKEE)Greenfield115 kV100 MW5.7 yrs44.1
Truckee Storage ProjectFederal Excess43.6
Washoe ProjectFederal Excess43.5

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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