EC Near Phillips 66 Carbon Plant

Greenfield

Contra Costa, California · CAISO

DC Readiness
43.1
Fair / 100

EC Near Phillips 66 Carbon Plant is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Contra Costa, California, interconnecting through CAISO. It screens at 43.1/100 DC Readiness and a 5.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zoneCAISO_NP15
Wholesale LMP$16.53/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.30¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionCAISO
Queue depth311
Avg queue wait5.7 yrs
Recent queue wait3.0 yrs
Completion rate11%
Withdrawal rate89%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPEvocative Emeryville (EM1)
IXP distance16.2 mi
Fiber providers8
Fiber coverage29.9%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionwestus
Cloud region distance21.3 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerPACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability5.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Water
Former usenear retired oil plant (10km)

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone OPEN WATER
Water stress (WRI)3.80
Wetlands (NWI)Present
Critical habitatPresent
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score22/100
Construction cost index111.5 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterKaiser Data Center
DC distance12.2 mi
Nearest rail2.4 mi
Nearest gas pipeline2.3 mi
Nearest fiber route2.6 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

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power15%
35
Fiber connectivity12%
69
Energy cost10%
52
Water risk8%
52
Natural hazard8%
22
Buildability7%
5
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
95
Land / acreage3%
40
Construction cost3%
57
Gas pipeline2%
93
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Near Phillips 66 Carbon Plant
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
ROSSMOORSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs62.7
EMBARCADEROSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs62.4
San Francisco Electric Reliability ProjBrownfield152 MW61.9
TIDEWATERSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs61.4
BAHIASubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs60.4
SCHNITZER STEELSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW5.7 yrs60.3
LONE TREESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs60.3
TASSAJARASubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs59.3

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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