Auto Doctor
IndustrialButte County, California · CAISO
At a glance
Auto Doctor is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Butte County, California, scoring 40.7/100 DC Readiness — 68th of 79 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 Auto Doctor compare with other sites in Butte County?
Auto Doctor ranks 68th of 79 scored candidate sites in Butte County. Its 40.7/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 44.2. It is about 10% below the California average of 45.4 and about 23% below the national average of 53.2.
Against the California average, its strongest sub-score is natural hazard (52 vs 51) and its weakest is fiber connectivity (55 vs 66). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.
How close is Auto Doctor to power, fiber and other datacenters?
The nearest located transmission bottleneck is 32218_DRUM _115_32244_BRNSWKT2_115_BR_2 _1 (CAISO), 59 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Quest Roseville at 69.6 miles. 4 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Quest Roseville, 69.6 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Auto Doctor?
At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Butte 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 Butte County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TABLE MT. | Substation-Adjacent | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 7.6 yrs | 56.1 |
| PALERMO | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 7.6 yrs | 51.7 |
| HYATT | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 7.6 yrs | 51.7 |
| POE | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 7.6 yrs | 51.1 |
| CRESTA | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 7.6 yrs | 51.1 |
| ROCK CREEK | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 7.6 yrs | 51.0 |
| GRIZZLY | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 7.6 yrs | 51.0 |
| Sierra Nevada Brewing Co Hybrid | Brownfield | 69 kV | 1 MW | 7.6 yrs | 48.6 |
Auto Doctor: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of Auto Doctor?
Auto Doctor scores 40.7/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 68th of 79 scored sites in Butte County. The Butte County average is 44.2 and the California average is 45.4.
Which electric utility serves Auto Doctor?
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 Auto Doctor in?
Auto Doctor is in the CAISO region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 7.6-year wait from queue request to operation.
How far is Auto Doctor from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is Quest Roseville, about 69.6 miles away; 4 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, “Auto Doctor, Butte County, CA”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/california/butte-county/auto-doctor-abcaa3d2 (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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