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Colusa County, California · CAISO

DC Readiness
46.9
Fair / 100

CORTINA is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Colusa County, California, interconnecting through CAISO. It screens at 46.9/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 300 MW of candidate capacity and a 8.2 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationCORTINA
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage230 kV
Available capacity300 MW

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionCAISO
Queue depth480
Avg queue wait8.2 yrs

Connectivity

Nearest IXPRagingWire CA3 - NTT
IXP distance51.0 mi
Fiber providers5
Fiber coverage52.5%

Site characteristics

Risk & environment

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

Location context

Nearest datacenterRagingWire CA3
DC distance51.0 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$11,119

Site location

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

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
78
Speed to power15%
31
Fiber connectivity12%
30
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk8%
24
Natural hazard8%
52
Buildability7%
60
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
34
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near CORTINA
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
DELEVANSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs46.1
OZ ColusaGreenfield5.7 yrs44.9
EC FFE Colusa CountyGreenfield5.7 yrs42.8
MAXWELLSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW8.2 yrs42.6
Sacramento River Division, CVPFederal Excess8.2 yrs40.8
Mine SiteFormer Mine8.2 yrs40.8
Sacramento River Division, CVPFederal Excess8.2 yrs40.8
WILLIAMSFederal Excess8.2 yrs40.8

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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