Alameda, California · CAISO

DC Readiness
50.5
Fair / 100

AEC 2 is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Alameda, California, interconnecting through CAISO. It screens at 50.5/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 100 MW of candidate capacity and a 5.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationAEC 2
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage115 kV
Available capacity100 MW
LMP zoneCAISO_NP15
Wholesale LMP$16.53/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.30¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionCAISO
Queue depth311
Avg queue wait5.7 yrs
Recent queue wait3.0 yrs
Completion rate11%
Withdrawal rate89%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPHurricane Electric Fremont 1
IXP distance24.7 mi
Fiber providers13
Fiber coverage62.4%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-west-1
Cloud region distance29.8 mi

Site characteristics

Parcel ownerPACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability60.0/100

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)3.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatPresent
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score32/100
Construction cost index132.8 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterQES Computers
DC distance19.7 mi
Nearest rail2.2 mi
Nearest gas pipeline3.3 mi
Nearest fiber route151.0 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (48)
DC tax incentiveNo
Commercial electricity29.86¢/kWh
Industrial electricity22.93¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,000
Heating degree days2,500
Land price / acre$13,473

Full DC Readiness breakdown

All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.

Power availability20%
56
Speed to power15%
35
Fiber connectivity12%
71
Energy cost10%
63
Water risk8%
24
Natural hazard8%
32
Buildability7%
60
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
75
Land / acreage3%
33
Construction cost3%
39
Gas pipeline2%
89
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
75

Nearby comparable sites

Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Alameda, ranked by DC Readiness.

Sites near AEC 2
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
TESLA Power ProjectBrownfield500 kV1,322 MW5.7 yrs64.5
LOS ESTEROSSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs64.1
LAS POSITASSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs62.8
CASTRO VALLEYSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs62.4
VINEYARDSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs62.2
CASTRO VALLEY TAPSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs61.8
NEWARKSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs61.8
EASTSHORESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs61.2

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

Figures are screening estimates derived from public infrastructure data. Catalogued capacity reflects theoretical candidate capacity, not deliverable or committed interconnection. Confirm all values with the utility, ISO, and on-the-ground due diligence.

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