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Kings Beach

Brownfield

Kings Beach, Placer, California · Liberty Utilities (CalPeco Electric) LLC

Legacy capacity
16
MW

Kings Beach is a oil plant in Kings Beach, Placer, California, retired 2008-03-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 16 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 useoil plant
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity16 MW
Retirement date2008-03-01
EIA plant ID#6518

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.0 mi
Operator addressN. End of Deer St., Kings Beach, CA, 96143
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a oil plant 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.

Site conditions & market — Placer County

County-level intelligence for this site's location — the power economics, water, hazard, connectivity, and workforce a developer screens before ever visiting. Assembled from FEMA NRI, BLS QCEW, FCC BDC, USGS water-use, and EIA.

Market & workforce

Total employment (laborshed)163,663
Construction employment18,906
Land value$12,188/acre

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate27.51¢/kWh
Industrial power rate21.30¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)1.3%

Water & cooling

Water stressHigh
Public water supply54.1 MGD
Industrial water use1.9 MGD
Cooling degree days1,000
Mean annual temp59°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index48.0 · Relatively High
Fiber providers11 · 41% served

County-level context — address-level utility offerings and flood zoning vary within the county. Confirm site-specific service with the utility and a Phase I ESA.

Nearby brownfield & retired-generation sites

A proximity screen of other retired-plant, contaminated, and EPA-flagged sites near Kings Beach — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.

SiteFormer useLegacy MWDistanceCleanup status
Galena 3 Geothermal Power Plantformer geothermal site3017.9 mi—
Steamboat Hills LPformer geothermal site2216.3 mi—
Steamboat 1former geothermal site817.8 mi—
Valley Roadoil plant624.2 mi—
Faradformer hydro site310.3 mi—
Steamboat 1A Power Plantformer geothermal site217.8 mi—

Derived from GridCensus's retired-generator & EPA brownfield dataset. Not a substitute for an ASTM E1527 Phase I environmental radius report.

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Nearby datacenter candidate sites

Scored candidate sites near Kings Beach, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Kings Beach
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
MIRA LOMASubstation-AdjacentNVStorey County360 kV600 MW6.9 yrs61.7
NORTH VALLEY ROADSubstation-AdjacentNVStorey County345 kV600 MW6.9 yrs61.7
EC Near Valley RoadGreenfieldNVWashoe——5.8 yrs60.5
EC Near Valley RoadGreenfieldNVWashoe——5.8 yrs60.5
EC Near Valley RoadGreenfieldNVWashoe——5.8 yrs59.0
EC Near Valley RoadGreenfieldNVWashoe——5.8 yrs58.9
EC Near Valley RoadGreenfieldNVWashoe——5.8 yrs58.8
Valley RoadBrownfieldNVStorey County120 kV6 MW5.8 yrs58.7

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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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