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Datacenter Sites in Glenn County, California

Glenn County has 113 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 40.1/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 1,050 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Relatively High".

At a glance

Glenn County, California has 113 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 40.1/100 DC Readiness, about 12% below the California average of 45.4. It ranks 21st of 58 California counties by number of sites and 58th by average score. The top-scoring site is GLENN at 50.1/100.

113
Candidate sites
40.1/100
Avg DC Readiness
1,050 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Relatively High
Hazard rating
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Top 25 in Glenn County

Site-selection context for Glenn County

No
Datacenter tax incentive
29.96¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
22.93¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
2
Fiber providers
High
Water stress
$10,262
Land price / acre
1,000
Cooling degree days
2,500
Heating degree days
59°F
Mean annual temp

How does Glenn County compare with other counties in California?

By number of scored sites, Glenn County ranks 21st of the 58 California counties with a county page, holding 1.3% of the state's 8,490 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 40.1/100 ranks 58th in the state and is about 24% below the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 278th-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 0 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in Glenn County?

Federal Excess sites are the most common (97, 86% of the county's inventory), followed by substation-adjacent (11) and former mine (3). Site type reflects how the parcel was identified — next to a substation, on a former mine or brownfield, on industrial or federal excess land — and is scored on the same 14 factors either way.

What are power cost, hazard, water and fiber conditions in Glenn County?

Industrial electricity averages 22.93¢/kWh and commercial 29.96¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Relatively High" (48). WRI water stress is high. 2 fiber providers report service in the county. The climate runs 1,000 cooling degree days a year with a mean temperature of 59°F. Land is valued around $10,262 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Glenn County

Top datacenter sites in Glenn County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
LOGAN CREEKSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs50.1
GLENNSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs50.1
OZ GlennGreenfield——7.6 yrs45.9
ORLAND BSubstation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW7.6 yrs43.9
CAPAYSubstation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW7.6 yrs43.9
WILLOWS ASubstation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW7.6 yrs43.9
HIGHLINESubstation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW7.6 yrs43.9
JACINTOSubstation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW7.6 yrs43.8
HEADGATESubstation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW7.6 yrs43.7
GLENN-COLUSA IRRIGSubstation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW7.6 yrs43.6
ELK CREEKSubstation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW7.6 yrs43.5
STONY GORGESubstation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW7.6 yrs43.5
EC FFE Glenn CountyGreenfield——7.6 yrs40.9
Orland ProjectFederal Excess——7.6 yrs40.2
Orland ProjectFederal Excess——7.6 yrs40.1
Orland ProjectFederal Excess——7.6 yrs40.0
Mine SiteFormer Mine——7.6 yrs40.0
Orland ProjectFederal Excess——7.6 yrs39.9
Orland ProjectFederal Excess——7.6 yrs39.9
Orland ProjectFederal Excess——7.6 yrs39.9
Orland ProjectFederal Excess——7.6 yrs39.9
Sacramento River Division, CVPFederal Excess——7.6 yrs39.9
Orland ProjectFederal Excess——7.6 yrs39.9
Trinity River Division, CVPFederal Excess——7.6 yrs39.9
Orland ProjectFederal Excess——7.6 yrs39.8

Every scored site in Glenn County

All 113 sites, best first.

Glenn County datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Glenn County?

113 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 40.1/100 DC Readiness. That is the 21st-most of 58 California counties with five or more sites.

What is the highest-scoring datacenter site in Glenn County?

GLENN scores 50.1/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 113 scored sites in Glenn County (a substation-adjacent site).

Does Glenn County offer datacenter tax incentives?

No datacenter-specific tax incentive is on record for Glenn County in the GridCensus county dataset.

What is the natural-hazard risk in Glenn County?

FEMA's National Risk Index rates Glenn County as "Relatively High" (score 48).

What are industrial electricity rates in Glenn County?

Average industrial electricity is 22.93¢/kWh and commercial is 29.96¢/kWh in Glenn County.

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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 November 13, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: GridCensus, “Datacenter candidate sites in Glenn County, California”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/california/glenn-county (data as of November 13, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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