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Santa Rita Jail Hybrid

Brownfield

Dublin, Alameda, California · County of Alameda GSA

Legacy capacity
1
MW

Santa Rita Jail Hybrid is a natural gas plant in Dublin, Alameda, California, retired 2013-12-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 1 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 usenatural gas plant
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity1 MW
Retirement date2013-12-01
EIA plant ID#58625

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.4 mi
Operator address5325 Broder Blvd, Dublin, CA, 94568
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a natural gas 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 — Alameda 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)685,689
IT / tech employment6,525
Construction employment46,666
Land value$13,473/acre

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate29.86¢/kWh
Industrial power rate22.93¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)1.3%

Water & cooling

Water stressHigh
Public water supply168.7 MGD
Industrial water use0.9 MGD
Cooling degree days1,000
Mean annual temp59°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index48.0 · Relatively High
Fiber providers12 · 64% 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 Santa Rita Jail Hybrid — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.

SiteFormer useLegacy MWDistanceCleanup status
TESLA Power Projectnatural gas plant1,32217.5 mi—
Dynegy Oakland Power Plantoil plant7522.2 mi—
Valero Refinery Cogeneration Unit 2natural gas plant5128.1 mi—
Phillips 66 Carbon Plantoil plant2728.0 mi—
PSEG Pittsburg Solar Energy Centerformer rcra site2520.6 micleanup_complete
SJ/SC WPCPnatural gas plant1219.9 mi—
Santa Clara Cogennatural gas plant824.7 mi—
Waste Management Tri-Cities LFGTEnatural gas plant516.2 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 Santa Rita Jail Hybrid, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Santa Rita Jail Hybrid
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
TESLA Power ProjectBrownfieldCAAlameda County500 kV1,322 MW5.7 yrs66.5
NEWARK DISTRIBUTIONSubstation-AdjacentCAAlameda County230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs58.9
TESLASubstation-AdjacentCAAlameda County500 kV1,000 MW8.2 yrs58.6
S.L.A.C.Substation-AdjacentCASan Mateo County230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs58.2
Juniper Networks SunnyvaleBrownfieldCAAlameda County115 kV1 MW5.7 yrs58.1
EASTSHORESubstation-AdjacentCAAlameda County230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs58.1
TRACYSubstation-AdjacentCASan Joaquin County500 kV1,000 MW8.2 yrs58.1
LOS ESTEROSSubstation-AdjacentCAAlameda County230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs58.0

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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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