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Datacenter Sites in Alameda, California

Alameda has 313 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 49.4/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 11,343 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Relatively High".

At a glance

Alameda, California has 313 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 49.4/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the California average of 45.4. It ranks 6th of 58 California counties by number of sites and 6th by average score. The top-scoring site is TESLA Power Project at 66.5/100.

313
Candidate sites
49.4/100
Avg DC Readiness
11,343 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Relatively High
Hazard rating
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Top 25 in Alameda

Site-selection context for Alameda

No
Datacenter tax incentive
29.86¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
22.93¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
12
Fiber providers
High
Water stress
$13,473
Land price / acre
1,000
Cooling degree days
2,500
Heating degree days
59°F
Mean annual temp

How does Alameda compare with other counties in California?

By number of scored sites, Alameda ranks 6th of the 58 California counties with a county page, holding 3.7% of the state's 8,490 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 49.4/100 ranks 6th in the state and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 41st-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 22 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in Alameda?

Industrial sites are the most common (188, 60% of the county's inventory), followed by substation-adjacent (49) and greenfield (38). Site type reflects how the parcel was identified — next to a substation, on a former mine or brownfield, on industrial or federal excess land — and is scored on the same 14 factors either way.

What are power cost, hazard, water and fiber conditions in Alameda?

Industrial electricity averages 22.93¢/kWh and commercial 29.86¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Relatively High" (48). WRI water stress is high. 12 fiber providers report service in the county. The climate runs 1,000 cooling degree days a year with a mean temperature of 59°F. Land is valued around $13,473 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Alameda

Top datacenter sites in Alameda
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
TESLA Power ProjectBrownfield500 kV1,322 MW7.6 yrs66.5
NEWARK DISTRIBUTIONSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs59.3
TESLASubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW7.6 yrs59.2
EASTSHORESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs58.7
LOS ESTEROSSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs58.6
FREMONTSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs58.4
Juniper Networks SunnyvaleBrownfield115 kV1 MW7.6 yrs58.1
CASTRO VALLEYSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs57.5
CASTRO VALLEY TAPSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs57.4
SAN RAMONSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs56.7
VINEYARDSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs56.7
LAS POSITASSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs56.2
LAWRENCE LIVERMORESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs56.1
NORTH DUBLINSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs56.1
CAYETANOSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs55.9
UNKNOWN300535Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs55.8
UNKNOWN309619Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs55.8
OZ AlamedaGreenfield——7.6 yrs55.8
EC Near CSU East BayGreenfield——7.6 yrs55.4
US WIND POWERSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs55.3
OZ AlamedaGreenfield——7.6 yrs55.3
KELSOSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs55.0
LOCKHEED 2Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW7.6 yrs54.9
RALPHSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs54.9
FLOWIND CORPSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs54.8

Every scored site in Alameda

All 313 sites, best first.

Alameda datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Alameda?

313 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 49.4/100 DC Readiness. That is the 6th-most of 58 California counties with five or more sites.

What is the highest-scoring datacenter site in Alameda?

TESLA Power Project scores 66.5/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 313 scored sites in Alameda (a brownfield site).

Does Alameda offer datacenter tax incentives?

No datacenter-specific tax incentive is on record for Alameda in the GridCensus county dataset.

What is the natural-hazard risk in Alameda?

FEMA's National Risk Index rates Alameda as "Relatively High" (score 48).

What are industrial electricity rates in Alameda?

Average industrial electricity is 22.93¢/kWh and commercial is 29.86¢/kWh in Alameda.

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About this data

Source: GridCensus composite of HIFLD transmission and substation data, EIA, FEMA National Risk Index, FCC broadband data, PeeringDB and ISO interconnection queues, as published November 13, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: GridCensus, “Datacenter candidate sites in Alameda, California”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/california/alameda (data as of November 13, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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