Otay Landfill Composting

Brownfield

San Diego, California · CAISO

DC Readiness
56.4
Good / 100

Otay Landfill Composting is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in San Diego, California, interconnecting through CAISO. It screens at 56.4/100 DC Readiness.

Power & interconnection

Substation distance0.7 mi
Utility commercial rate0.25¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionCAISO
Queue depth311

Connectivity

Nearest IXPMDC San Diego
IXP distance4.8 mi
Fiber providers20
Nearest cloud providerGoogle
Nearest cloud regionus-west2
Cloud region distance121.3 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former uselandfill
Cleanup statuscleanup_complete

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)3.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteSUHSD RANCHO DEL REY MIDDLE SCHOOL
Hazard sub-score42/100
Construction cost index106.5 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterMDC San Diego
DC distance4.8 mi
Nearest rail4.4 mi
Nearest gas pipeline1.5 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (48)
DC tax incentiveNo
Commercial electricity25.32¢/kWh
Industrial electricity19.33¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,000
Heating degree days2,500
Land price / acre$36,053

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
54
Speed to power15%
35
Fiber connectivity12%
94
Energy cost10%
65
Water risk8%
24
Natural hazard8%
42
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
85
Land / acreage3%
47
Construction cost3%
61
Gas pipeline2%
95
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Otay Landfill Composting
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
MIGUELSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW5.7 yrs66.3
OLD TOWNSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs64.0
PENASQUITOSSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs63.4
SUNCRESTSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW5.7 yrs63.4
ESCONDIDOSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs62.6
LOS COCHESSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs62.0
PALOMARSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs61.3
OTAY MESASubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs60.7

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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