Santa Rita Jail Hybrid

Brownfield

Alameda, California · CAISO

DC Readiness
52.0
Fair / 100

Santa Rita Jail Hybrid is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Alameda, California, interconnecting through CAISO. It screens at 52.0/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 1 MW of candidate capacity and a 5.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Substation distance2.4 mi
Substation voltage230 kV
Available capacity1 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 IXPLevel(3) Hayward
IXP distance14.4 mi
Fiber providers13
Fiber coverage62.4%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-west-1
Cloud region distance26.3 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Parcel ownerFuel Cell Energy
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability95.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, Medium Intensity
Former usegas
Existing capacity1 MW
Retirement date2013-12-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)3.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteSRJFC LLC
Hazard sub-score42/100
Construction cost index132.8 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterQES Computers
DC distance1.6 mi
Nearest rail3.7 mi
Nearest gas pipeline3.3 mi
Nearest fiber route154.7 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%
38
Speed to power15%
38
Fiber connectivity12%
80
Energy cost10%
52
Water risk8%
24
Natural hazard8%
42
Buildability7%
95
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
50
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 Santa Rita Jail Hybrid
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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