Alvarado Hydro Facility

Brownfield

San Diego, San Diego, California · San Diego County Water Auth

Legacy capacity
4
MW

Alvarado Hydro Facility is a former hydro site in San Diego, San Diego, California, retired 2011-07-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 4 MW of generation, so the grid hookup, transmission rights, and often cooling-water access are already in place — collapsing the speed-to-power timeline versus a greenfield build.

Former use & capacity

Former useformer hydro site
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity4 MW
Retirement date2011-07-01
EIA plant ID#54242

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation5.4 mi
OperatorSan Diego County Water Auth
Operator address7100 Colorado Avenue, San Diego, CA, 92120
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a former hydro site of this scale leaves behind a high-capacity grid interconnection that a new load can re-use, frequently shaving years off the interconnection queue. Retired-plant sites also tend to be already zoned for heavy industrial use with established road, rail, and water infrastructure.

Nearby datacenter candidate sites

Scored candidate sites near Alvarado Hydro Facility, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Alvarado Hydro Facility
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
MIGUELSubstation-AdjacentCASan Diego County500 kV1,000 MW5.7 yrs66.3
OLD TOWNSubstation-AdjacentCASan Diego County230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs64.0
PENASQUITOSSubstation-AdjacentCASan Diego County230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs63.4
SUNCRESTSubstation-AdjacentCASan Diego County500 kV1,000 MW5.7 yrs63.4
ESCONDIDOSubstation-AdjacentCASan Diego County230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs62.6
LOS COCHESSubstation-AdjacentCASan Diego County230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs62.0
PALOMARSubstation-AdjacentCASan Diego County230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs61.3
OTAY MESASubstation-AdjacentCASan Diego County230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs60.7

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Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

Brownfield attributes are derived from EIA retired-generator and EPA public data. Existing capacity reflects the retired plant's historical nameplate, not deliverable interconnection for a new load. Confirm reusable interconnection rights, remediation status, and site availability with the utility, ISO, and current owner.

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