OZ Amador
GreenfieldAmador County, California · CAISO
At a glance
OZ Amador is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Amador County, California, scoring 38.6/100 DC Readiness — 26th of 26 scored sites in the county. 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.
Power & interconnection
Speed to power
Deep queue and long historical waits — plan for a multi-year interconnection timeline and engage the utility early.
Connectivity
Site characteristics
Risk & environment
Location context
Regulatory climate
No notable statewide DC restriction on record; confirm local zoning and utility tariffs.
Site location
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How does OZ Amador compare with other sites in Amador County?
OZ Amador ranks 26th of 26 scored candidate sites in Amador County. Its 38.6/100 is about 13% below the county average of 44.2. It is about 15% below the California average of 45.4 and about 27% below the national average of 53.2.
Against the California average, its strongest sub-score is water (49 vs 27) and its weakest is natural hazard (7 vs 51). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.
How close is OZ Amador to power, fiber and other datacenters?
The nearest located transmission bottleneck is 34002_SALADO _60.0_34008_STNSLSRP_60.0_BR_1 _1 (CAISO), 59 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Sungard AS Sacramento at 55.1 miles. 3 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Sungard AS Sacramento, 55.1 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at OZ Amador?
The site is in FEMA flood zone A, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding. WRI rates baseline water stress at 3.80 on a 0–5 scale. Mapped wetlands (National Wetlands Inventory) are present on the parcel. The parcel overlaps designated critical habitat (Sierra Nevada Yellow-legged Frog (Final)). At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Amador County "Relatively High".
Full DC Readiness breakdown
All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.
Nearby comparable sites
Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Amador County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheelabrator Martell | Brownfield | 66 kV | 23 MW | 7.6 yrs | 53.4 |
| TIGER CREEK | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 7.6 yrs | 51.8 |
| ELECTRA TAP 2 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 7.6 yrs | 51.8 |
| SHINGLE SPRINGS | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 7.6 yrs | 49.6 |
| SALT SPRINGS | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 7.6 yrs | 47.2 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | — | — | 7.6 yrs | 43.6 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | — | — | 7.6 yrs | 43.3 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | — | — | 7.6 yrs | 43.3 |
OZ Amador: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of OZ Amador?
OZ Amador scores 38.6/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated limited. It ranks 26th of 26 scored sites in Amador County. The Amador County average is 44.2 and the California average is 45.4.
Which electric utility serves OZ Amador?
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 OZ Amador in?
OZ Amador is in the CAISO region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 7.6-year wait from queue request to operation.
Is OZ Amador in a flood zone?
The site is in FEMA flood zone A, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding.
Who owns OZ Amador?
Parcel records list the owner as PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY (private land).
How far is OZ Amador from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is Sungard AS Sacramento, about 55.1 miles away; 3 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, “OZ Amador, Amador County, CA”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/california/amador-county/oz-amador-8a352d10 (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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