Santa Clara Cogen

Brownfield

Santa Clara County, California · CAISO

DC Readiness
56.4
Good / 100

Santa Clara Cogen is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Santa Clara County, California, interconnecting through CAISO. It screens at 56.4/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 8 MW of candidate capacity.

Power & interconnection

Substation distance0.9 mi
Available capacity8 MW
LMP zoneCAISO_NP15
Wholesale LMP$55.20/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.28¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionCAISO
Queue depth311

Connectivity

Nearest IXPDigital Realty SJC (2220 De La Cruz Blvd)
IXP distance0.2 mi
Fiber providers20
Nearest cloud providerOracle
Nearest cloud regionus-sanjose-1
Cloud region distance3.7 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former usegas
Existing capacity8 MW
Retirement date2024-05-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)3.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteDIANA FRUIT CO INC
Hazard sub-score42/100
Construction cost index147.6 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterVantage Santa Clara CA2
DC distance0.1 mi
Nearest rail0.1 mi
Nearest gas pipeline2.0 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (48)
DC tax incentiveNo
Commercial electricity28.22¢/kWh
Industrial electricity21.85¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,000
Heating degree days2,500
Land price / acre$13,303

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
46
Speed to power15%
36
Fiber connectivity12%
100
Energy cost10%
52
Water risk8%
53
Natural hazard8%
42
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
57
Construction cost3%
27
Gas pipeline2%
94
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Santa Clara Cogen
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
METCALF 1Substation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW5.7 yrs65.2
SARATOGASubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs61.4
HICKSSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs61.2
COYOTESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs61.0
Greenfield (MOSS LANDING - METCALF 1)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW5.7 yrs59.4
STONESubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW5.7 yrs58.9
Gish ApartmentsBrownfield58.9
VASONASubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs58.7

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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