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Contra Costa County, California · CAISO

DC Readiness
52.1
Fair / 100

IMHOFF is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Contra Costa County, California, interconnecting through CAISO. It screens at 52.1/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 100 MW of candidate capacity and a 7.6 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationIMHOFF
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage115 kV
Available capacity100 MW
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 IXPEvocative Emeryville (EM1)
IXP distance16.3 mi
Fiber providers6
Fiber coverage42.5%

Site characteristics

Risk & environment

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

Location context

Nearest datacentere360
DC distance2.5 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$9,199

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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Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
56
Speed to power20%
43
Fiber connectivity12%
74
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
24
Natural hazard6%
52
Buildability7%
60
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
34
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
0
Climate / cooling1%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near IMHOFF
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
EMBARCADEROSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs59.8
BAHIASubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs56.5
SOBRANTESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs56.5
MORAGASubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs56.4
TECHNICAL ECOLOGICAL S. R. RESEARCH CENTERSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs56.0
ROSSMOORSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs56.0
ROSSMOOR TAP 2Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs56.0
TESOROSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs55.6

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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