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Turlock Irrigation District Fuel Cell

Brownfield

Turlock, Stanislaus, California · Turlock Irrigation District

Legacy capacity
1
MW

Turlock Irrigation District Fuel Cell is a former biomass site in Turlock, Stanislaus, California, retired 2012-02-01. 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 useformer biomass site
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity1 MW
Retirement date2012-02-01
EIA plant ID#56631

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.3 mi
Operator address901 S. Walnut Road, Turlock, CA, 95380
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 — Stanislaus 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)166,416
Construction employment10,587
Land value$20,208/acre

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate23.01¢/kWh
Industrial power rate17.86¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)1.3%

Water & cooling

Water stressHigh
Public water supply80.5 MGD
Industrial water use15.2 MGD
Cooling degree days1,000
Mean annual temp59°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index48.0 · Relatively High
Fiber providers7 · 23% 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 Turlock Irrigation District Fuel Cell — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.

SiteFormer useLegacy MWDistanceCleanup status
Covanta Stanislaus Energyformer waste site2416.5 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 Turlock Irrigation District Fuel Cell, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Turlock Irrigation District Fuel Cell
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
PRESCOTTSubstation-AdjacentCAStanislaus County230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs56.6
ROSEMORE BSubstation-AdjacentCAStanislaus County230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs56.5
Turlock Irrigation District Fuel CellBrownfieldCAStanislaus County66 kV1 MW5.7 yrs55.9
PARKERSubstation-AdjacentCAStanislaus County230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs55.6
OZ StanislausGreenfieldCAStanislaus——5.7 yrs55.5
WALNUTSubstation-AdjacentCAStanislaus County230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs55.0
COTTLESubstation-AdjacentCAStanislaus County230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs54.8
WARNERVILLESubstation-AdjacentCAStanislaus County230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs54.7

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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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