San Luis Unit, Cvp at 36.581, -120.250
Federal ExcessFresno County, California · CAISO
At a glance
San Luis Unit, Cvp at 36.581, -120.250 is a federal excess datacenter candidate site in Fresno County, California, scoring 42.5/100 DC Readiness — 269th 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
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 San Luis Unit, Cvp at 36.581, -120.250 compare with other sites in Fresno County?
San Luis Unit, Cvp at 36.581, -120.250 ranks 269th of 628 scored candidate sites in Fresno County. Its 42.5/100 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 20% 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 fiber connectivity (59 vs 66). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.
How close is San Luis Unit, Cvp at 36.581, -120.250 to power, fiber and other datacenters?
The nearest located transmission bottleneck is 30790_PANOCHE _230_30900_GATES _230_BR_2 _1 (CAISO), 14 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Unwired FAT1 - Fresno Colocation at 31 miles. 13 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Unwired FAT1 - Fresno Colocation, 31 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at San Luis Unit, Cvp at 36.581, -120.250?
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.
Nearby comparable sites
Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Fresno County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASHLAN AVE | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 7.6 yrs | 56.7 |
| GREGG | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 7.6 yrs | 56.5 |
| BORDEN | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 7.6 yrs | 56.0 |
| OZ Fresno | Greenfield | — | — | 7.6 yrs | 56.0 |
| UNKNOWN301827 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 7.6 yrs | 55.9 |
| TAP307972 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 7.6 yrs | 55.9 |
| MANCHESTER | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 7.6 yrs | 54.9 |
| MCCALL | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 7.6 yrs | 54.5 |
San Luis Unit, Cvp at 36.581, -120.250: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of San Luis Unit, Cvp at 36.581, -120.250?
San Luis Unit, Cvp at 36.581, -120.250 scores 42.5/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 269th 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 San Luis Unit, Cvp at 36.581, -120.250?
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 San Luis Unit, Cvp at 36.581, -120.250 in?
San Luis Unit, Cvp at 36.581, -120.250 is in the CAISO region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 7.6-year wait from queue request to operation.
How far is San Luis Unit, Cvp at 36.581, -120.250 from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is Unwired FAT1 - Fresno Colocation, about 31 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, “San Luis Unit, Cvp at 36.581, -120.250, Fresno County, CA”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/california/fresno-county/san-luis-unit-cvp-2c2cc845 (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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