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OZ Alpine

Greenfield

Alpine County, California · CAISO

DC Readiness
42.4
Fair / 100

OZ Alpine is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Alpine County, California, interconnecting through CAISO. It screens at 42.4/100 DC Readiness and a 5.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zoneCAISO_NP15
Wholesale LMP$16.53/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.27¢/kWh
UtilityLIBERTY UTILITIESinvestor owned

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookModerate
≈ 3.0 yrs typical interconnection wait

Middle-of-the-pack interconnection conditions for this grid.

ISO / RTO regionCAISO
Queue depth227
Avg queue wait5.7 yrs
Recent queue wait3.0 yrs
Completion rate11%
Withdrawal rate89%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPRoller Network (Reno, NV)
IXP distance60.3 mi
Fiber providers2
Fiber coverage20.4%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-west-1
Cloud region distance142.2 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactAlpine County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability40.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Evergreen Forest

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Flood zoneZone D
Water stress (WRI)3.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score52/100
Construction cost index111.5 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterRoller Network (Reno, NV)
DC distance60.3 mi
Nearest rail2.9 mi
Nearest gas pipeline24.9 mi
Nearest fiber route92.9 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (48)
DC tax incentiveNo
Commercial electricity26.68¢/kWh
Industrial electricity20.68¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,000
Heating degree days2,500
Land price / acre$4,950

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 + 4 nearby

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Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
43
Fiber connectivity12%
52
Energy cost10%
52
Water risk7%
41
Natural hazard6%
52
Buildability7%
40
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
45
Land / acreage3%
34
Construction cost3%
57
Gas pipeline2%
20
Tax incentive1%
0
Climate / cooling1%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near OZ Alpine
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
MEYERSSubstation-Adjacent120 kV100 MW8.2 yrs46.8
UNKNOWN307235Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW8.2 yrs46.4
Leviathan MineBrownfield35 kV8.2 yrs40.6
TOIYABE NATIONAL FORESTFederal Excess8.2 yrs40.4

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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