Cortina - Lot 50 Spring Valley Rd
IndustrialColusa County, California · CAISO
At a glance
Cortina - Lot 50 Spring Valley Rd is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Colusa County, California, scoring 42.2/100 DC Readiness — 34th of 98 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 Cortina - Lot 50 Spring Valley Rd compare with other sites in Colusa County?
Cortina - Lot 50 Spring Valley Rd ranks 34th of 98 scored candidate sites in Colusa County. Its 42.2/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 42.4. It is roughly in line with the California average of 45.4 and about 21% 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 power availability (30 vs 36). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.
How close is Cortina - Lot 50 Spring Valley Rd to power, fiber and other datacenters?
The nearest located transmission bottleneck is 31334_CLER LKE_60.0_31338_KONOCTI6_60.0_BR_1 _1 (CAISO), 34 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is RagingWire CA3 - NTT at 48.8 miles. 5 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is RagingWire CA3, 48.8 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Cortina - Lot 50 Spring Valley Rd?
The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk). At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Colusa 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 Colusa County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CORTINA | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 7.6 yrs | 52.6 |
| DELEVAN | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 7.6 yrs | 51.9 |
| MAXWELL | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 7.6 yrs | 48.4 |
| COLUSA | Substation-Adjacent | 69 kV | 50 MW | 7.6 yrs | 46.6 |
| WILLIAMS | Substation-Adjacent | 69 kV | 50 MW | 7.6 yrs | 46.6 |
| COLUSA JUNCTION | Substation-Adjacent | 69 kV | 50 MW | 7.6 yrs | 46.6 |
| RICE | Substation-Adjacent | 69 kV | 50 MW | 7.6 yrs | 46.6 |
| OZ Colusa | Greenfield | — | — | 7.6 yrs | 46.4 |
Cortina - Lot 50 Spring Valley Rd: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of Cortina - Lot 50 Spring Valley Rd?
Cortina - Lot 50 Spring Valley Rd scores 42.2/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 34th of 98 scored sites in Colusa County. The Colusa County average is 42.4 and the California average is 45.4.
Which electric utility serves Cortina - Lot 50 Spring Valley Rd?
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 Cortina - Lot 50 Spring Valley Rd in?
Cortina - Lot 50 Spring Valley Rd is in the CAISO region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 7.6-year wait from queue request to operation.
Is Cortina - Lot 50 Spring Valley Rd in a flood zone?
The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk).
How far is Cortina - Lot 50 Spring Valley Rd from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is RagingWire CA3 - NTT, about 48.8 miles away; 5 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, “Cortina - Lot 50 Spring Valley Rd, Colusa County, CA”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/california/colusa-county/cortina-lot-50-spring-valley-rd-10a94737 (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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