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Alameda, California · CAISO

DC Readiness
54.7
Fair / 100

At a glance

WIND MASTER is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Alameda, California, scoring 54.7/100 DC Readiness — 26th of 313 scored sites in the county. Its nearest substation is WIND MASTER (0 mi, 230 kV). It sits in the CAISO grid region and the PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO. service territory, where interconnection has averaged 7.6 years from request to operation. GridCensus catalogs 300 MW of candidate capacity here.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationWIND MASTER
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage230 kV
Available capacity300 MW
UtilityPACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO.investor ownedrestrictive to large load · terms ≥ 50 MW

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookConstrained
≈ 8.3 yrs typical interconnection wait

Deep queue and long historical waits — plan for a multi-year interconnection timeline and engage the utility early.

ISO / RTO regionCAISO
Queue depth227
Avg queue wait7.6 yrs
Recent queue wait8.3 yrs
Completion rate11%
Withdrawal rate89%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPEZ Network Systems
IXP distance23.2 mi
Fiber providers12
Fiber coverage64.4%

Site characteristics

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)High
Wetlands (NWI)—
Critical habitat—
Superfund nearby—
Hazard sub-score52/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterQES Computers
DC distance16.0 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

Regulatory climate

Moderatestate posture · as of 2026-08

No notable statewide DC restriction on record; confirm local zoning and utility tariffs.

DC tax incentiveNo / suspended

Site location

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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
This site + 8 nearby

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How does WIND MASTER compare with other sites in Alameda?

WIND MASTER ranks 26th of 313 scored candidate sites in Alameda. Its 54.7/100 is about 11% above the county average of 49.4. It is about 20% above the California average of 45.4 and roughly in line with the national average of 53.2.

Against the California average, its strongest sub-score is power availability (78 vs 36) and its weakest is water (24 vs 27). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is WIND MASTER to power, fiber and other datacenters?

The nearest mapped substation, WIND MASTER, is about 0 miles away and operates at 230 kV. The nearest located transmission bottleneck is 33916_CURTISS _115_33917_FBERBORD_115_BR_1 _1 (CAISO), 17 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is EZ Network Systems at 23.2 miles. 12 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is QES Computers, 16 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at WIND MASTER?

The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk). At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Alameda "Relatively High".

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
78
Speed to power20%
43
Fiber connectivity12%
73
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
24
Natural hazard6%
52
Buildability7%
60
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
60
Land / acreage3%
34
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
0
Climate / cooling1%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near WIND MASTER
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

WIND MASTER: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of WIND MASTER?

WIND MASTER scores 54.7/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 26th of 313 scored sites in Alameda. The Alameda average is 49.4 and the California average is 45.4.

What is the nearest substation to WIND MASTER?

The nearest mapped substation is WIND MASTER, about 0 miles away, at 230 kV. GridCensus catalogs 300 MW of candidate capacity for the site.

Which electric utility serves WIND MASTER?

PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO. (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CORPORATION.

What grid region is WIND MASTER in?

WIND MASTER is in the CAISO region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 7.6-year wait from queue request to operation.

Is WIND MASTER in a flood zone?

The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk).

How far is WIND MASTER from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is EZ Network Systems, about 23.2 miles away; 12 fiber providers report service at the location.

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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 October 10, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: GridCensus, “WIND MASTER, Alameda, CA”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/california/alameda/wind-master-0e524307 (data as of October 10, 2026).

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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