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Sierra Pacific Lincoln Facility

Brownfield

Lincoln, Placer, California · Sierra Pacific Industries

Legacy capacity
13
MW

Sierra Pacific Lincoln Facility is a former biomass site in Lincoln, Placer, California, retired 2004-05-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 13 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 biomass site
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity13 MW
Retirement date2004-05-01
EIA plant ID#10144

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.3 mi
Operator address1445 Highway 65, Lincoln, CA, 95648
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a former biomass 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.

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 Sierra Pacific Lincoln Facility — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.

SiteFormer useLegacy MWDistanceCleanup status
Greenleaf 1natural gas plant6623.2 mi—
Aerojet General Corporation Superfund Siteformer superfund site624.7 micleanup_complete
Sacramento Army Depotformer superfund site324.7 micleanup_complete
Sutter's Landing Landfill Solarformer landfill site224.7 micleanup_complete
Western Regional Sanitary Landfillformer landfill site02.0 micleanup_complete

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 Sierra Pacific Lincoln Facility, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Sierra Pacific Lincoln Facility
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
Sierra Pacific Lincoln FacilityBrownfieldCASutter County66 kV13 MW5.7 yrs55.7
UNKNOWN302253Substation-AdjacentCASacramento County230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs55.3
NORTH CITYSubstation-AdjacentCASacramento County230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs55.1
STATION ASubstation-AdjacentCASacramento County230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs55.1
STATION BSubstation-AdjacentCASacramento County230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs55.0
STATION DSubstation-AdjacentCASacramento County230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs55.0
FIDDYMENTSubstation-AdjacentCASacramento County230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs54.9
BERRY ST.Substation-AdjacentCASacramento County230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs54.3

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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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