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Fresno Cogen Partners

Brownfield

Fresno County, California · CAISO

DC Readiness
51.3
Fair / 100

Fresno Cogen Partners is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Fresno County, California, interconnecting through CAISO. It screens at 51.3/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 32 MW of candidate capacity and a 5.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationAGRICO
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage66 kV
Available capacity32 MW
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 outlookModerate
≈ 3.0 yrs typical interconnection wait

Middle-of-the-pack interconnection conditions for this grid.

ISO / RTO regionCAISO
Queue depth227
Avg queue wait5.7 yrs
Recent queue wait3.0 yrs
Completion rate11%
Withdrawal rate89%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPUnwired FAT1 - Fresno Colocation
IXP distance23.0 mi
Fiber providers13
Fiber coverage37.8%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-west-1
Cloud region distance110.5 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Land contactState Environmental Cleanup Program
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability100.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, High Intensity
Former usegas
Existing capacity32 MW
Retirement date2021-11-01

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintLow (30/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)3.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteANTORA ENERGY DBA 081187637
Hazard sub-score42/100
Construction cost index95.0 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterUnwired FAT1 - Fresno Colocation
DC distance23.0 mi
Nearest rail3.8 mi
Nearest gas pipeline3.0 mi
Nearest fiber route2.1 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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≥ 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%
44
Speed to power20%
39
Fiber connectivity12%
65
Energy cost10%
53
Water risk7%
24
Natural hazard6%
42
Buildability7%
100
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
65
Land / acreage3%
43
Construction cost3%
71
Gas pipeline2%
91
Tax incentive1%
0
Climate / cooling1%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Fresno Cogen Partners
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
OZ FresnoGreenfield——5.7 yrs53.9
ASHLAN AVESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs53.9
GREGGSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs53.7
BORDENSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs53.2
UNKNOWN301827Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs53.1
TAP307972Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs53.1
MANCHESTERSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW8.2 yrs52.5
OZ FresnoGreenfield——5.7 yrs52.0

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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