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Warehouse 434 Ophir

Industrial

Butte County, California · CAISO

DC Readiness
41.5
Fair / 100

At a glance

Warehouse 434 Ophir is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Butte County, California, scoring 41.5/100 DC Readiness — 56th 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

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 IXPQuest Roseville
IXP distance48.5 mi
Fiber providers4
Fiber coverage19.8%

Site characteristics

Site typeIndustrial

Risk & environment

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

Location context

Nearest datacenterQuest Roseville
DC distance48.5 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (48)
DC tax incentiveNo
Commercial electricity29.96¢/kWh
Industrial electricity22.93¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,000
Heating degree days2,500
Land price / acre$13,981

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 Warehouse 434 Ophir compare with other sites in Butte County?

Warehouse 434 Ophir ranks 56th of 79 scored candidate sites in Butte County. Its 41.5/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 44.2. It is roughly in line with the California average of 45.4 and about 22% 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 Warehouse 434 Ophir to power, fiber and other datacenters?

The nearest located transmission bottleneck is 32218_DRUM _115_32244_BRNSWKT2_115_BR_2 _1 (CAISO), 38 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Quest Roseville at 48.5 miles. 4 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Quest Roseville, 48.5 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Warehouse 434 Ophir?

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.

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
43
Fiber connectivity12%
55
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
24
Natural hazard6%
52
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
34
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
0
Climate / cooling1%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Warehouse 434 Ophir
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
TABLE MT.Substation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW7.6 yrs56.1
PALERMOSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs51.7
HYATTSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs51.7
POESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs51.1
CRESTASubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs51.1
ROCK CREEKSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs51.0
GRIZZLYSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs51.0
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co HybridBrownfield69 kV1 MW7.6 yrs48.6

Warehouse 434 Ophir: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of Warehouse 434 Ophir?

Warehouse 434 Ophir scores 41.5/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 56th 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 Warehouse 434 Ophir?

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 Warehouse 434 Ophir in?

Warehouse 434 Ophir is in the CAISO region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 7.6-year wait from queue request to operation.

How far is Warehouse 434 Ophir from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is Quest Roseville, about 48.5 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, “Warehouse 434 Ophir, Butte County, CA”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/california/butte-county/warehouse-434-ophir-e968a1bc (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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