Greenfield (GATES - LOS BANOS)

Greenfield

San Benito County, California · CAISO

DC Readiness
53.3
Fair / 100

Greenfield (GATES - LOS BANOS) is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in San Benito County, California, interconnecting through CAISO. It screens at 53.3/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 1,000 MW of candidate capacity and a 5.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationGATES
Substation voltage500 kV
Available capacity1,000 MW
LMP zoneCAISO_ZP26
Wholesale LMP$12.84/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.30¢/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 IXPUnwired FAT1 - Fresno Colocation
IXP distance52.3 mi
Fiber providers9
Fiber coverage26.8%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-west-1
Cloud region distance75.6 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerPACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability80.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Grassland/Herbaceous

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)3.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score52/100
Construction cost index94.2 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterUnwired FAT1 - Fresno Colocation
DC distance52.3 mi
Nearest rail15.5 mi
Nearest gas pipeline6.1 mi
Nearest fiber route1.7 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (48)
DC tax incentiveNo
Commercial electricity29.96¢/kWh
Industrial electricity22.93¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,000
Heating degree days2,500
Land price / acre$5,362

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
72
Speed to power15%
35
Fiber connectivity12%
50
Energy cost10%
53
Water risk8%
24
Natural hazard8%
52
Buildability7%
80
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
50
Land / acreage3%
47
Construction cost3%
72
Gas pipeline2%
80
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Greenfield (GATES - LOS BANOS)
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
Greenfield (MIDWAY - LOS BANOS)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW5.8 yrs58.8
CHENEYSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs58.0
Greenfield (MIDWAY - LOS BANOS)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW5.8 yrs56.8
Greenfield (LOS BANOS - MOSS LANDING)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW5.7 yrs56.6
Greenfield (MIDWAY - LOS BANOS)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW5.8 yrs56.5
PANOCHESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs56.1
Greenfield (GATES - LOS BANOS)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW5.7 yrs56.0
Greenfield (GATES - LOS BANOS)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW5.7 yrs55.7

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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