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TESLA Power Project

Brownfield

Not yet established, Alameda, California · Pacific Gas & Electric Co.

Legacy capacity
1,322
MW

TESLA Power Project is a natural gas plant in Not yet established, Alameda, California. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 1,322 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 capacity1,322 MW
EIA plant ID#55937

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.9 mi
Operator addressNot yet established, Not yet established, CA, 94550
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 TESLA Power Project — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.

SiteFormer useLegacy MWDistanceCleanup status
PSEG Pittsburg Solar Energy Centerformer rcra site2527.2 micleanup_complete
SJ/SC WPCPnatural gas plant1228.9 mi—
Santa Clara Cogennatural gas plant832.4 mi—
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratoryformer superfund site310.9 micleanup_complete
Altamont Gas Recoverynatural gas plant34.8 mi—
SC 1 Data Center, Phase 2oil plant232.5 mi—
Santa Rita Jail Hybridnatural gas plant117.5 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 TESLA Power Project, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near TESLA Power Project
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
TESLA Power ProjectBrownfieldCAAlameda County500 kV1,322 MW5.7 yrs66.5
TESLASubstation-AdjacentCAAlameda County500 kV1,000 MW8.2 yrs58.6
TRACYSubstation-AdjacentCASan Joaquin County500 kV1,000 MW8.2 yrs58.1
LOS ESTEROSSubstation-AdjacentCAAlameda County230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs58.0
FREMONTSubstation-AdjacentCAAlameda County230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs57.9
SC 1 Data Center, Phase 2BrownfieldCASanta Clara County60 kV2 MW5.7 yrs57.3
COUNTRY CLUBSubstation-AdjacentCASan Joaquin County230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs57.1
VINEYARDSubstation-AdjacentCAAlameda County230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs56.2

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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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