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EC Near Gates Peaker

Greenfield

Fresno County, California · CAISO

DC Readiness
45.2
Fair / 100

At a glance

EC Near Gates Peaker is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Fresno County, California, scoring 45.2/100 DC Readiness — 150th of 628 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

LMP zoneCAISO_ZP26
Wholesale LMP$12.84/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.29¢/kWh
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 IXPUnwired FAT1 - Fresno Colocation
IXP distance49.7 mi
Fiber providers13
Fiber coverage37.8%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-west-1
Cloud region distance131.1 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactFresno County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability65.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Cultivated Crops
Former usenear retired gas plant (10km)

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintLow (25/100)
Flood zoneZone A (SFHA)
Water stress (WRI)3.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score37/100
Construction cost index111.5 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterUnwired FAT1 - Fresno Colocation
DC distance49.7 mi
Nearest rail4.6 mi
Nearest gas pipeline1.8 mi
Nearest fiber route3.7 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (48)
DC tax incentiveNo
Commercial electricity28.96¢/kWh
Industrial electricity22.28¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,000
Heating degree days2,500
Land price / acre$16,378

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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This site + 8 nearby

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How does EC Near Gates Peaker compare with other sites in Fresno County?

EC Near Gates Peaker ranks 150th of 628 scored candidate sites in Fresno County. Its 45.2/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 43.8. It is roughly in line with the California average of 45.4 and about 15% below the national average of 53.2.

Against the California average, its strongest sub-score is water (49 vs 27) and its weakest is fiber connectivity (38 vs 66). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is EC Near Gates Peaker to power, fiber and other datacenters?

The nearest located transmission bottleneck is 34548_KETTLEMN_70.0_34552_GATES _70.0_BR_1 _1 (CAISO), 6 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Unwired FAT1 - Fresno Colocation at 49.7 miles. 13 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Unwired FAT1 - Fresno Colocation, 49.7 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC Near Gates Peaker?

The site is in FEMA flood zone A, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding. WRI rates baseline water stress at 3.80 on a 0–5 scale. No mapped wetlands are recorded on the parcel. At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Fresno 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%
38
Energy cost10%
63
Water risk7%
49
Natural hazard6%
37
Buildability7%
65
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
45
Land / acreage3%
49
Construction cost3%
57
Gas pipeline2%
94
Tax incentive1%
0
Climate / cooling1%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Near Gates Peaker
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
ASHLAN AVESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs56.7
GREGGSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs56.5
BORDENSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs56.0
OZ FresnoGreenfield——7.6 yrs56.0
UNKNOWN301827Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs55.9
TAP307972Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs55.9
MANCHESTERSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW7.6 yrs54.9
MCCALLSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs54.5

EC Near Gates Peaker: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of EC Near Gates Peaker?

EC Near Gates Peaker scores 45.2/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 150th of 628 scored sites in Fresno County. The Fresno County average is 43.8 and the California average is 45.4.

Which electric utility serves EC Near Gates Peaker?

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 EC Near Gates Peaker in?

EC Near Gates Peaker is in the CAISO region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 7.6-year wait from queue request to operation.

Is EC Near Gates Peaker in a flood zone?

The site is in FEMA flood zone A, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding.

Who owns EC Near Gates Peaker?

Parcel records list the owner as PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY (private land).

How far is EC Near Gates Peaker from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is Unwired FAT1 - Fresno Colocation, about 49.7 miles away; 13 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, “EC Near Gates Peaker, Fresno County, CA”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/california/fresno-county/ec-near-gates-peaker-e8a25662 (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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