EC Near Humboldt Bay

Greenfield

Humboldt County, California · CAISO

DC Readiness
38.8
Limited / 100

EC Near Humboldt Bay is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Humboldt County, California, interconnecting through CAISO. It screens at 38.8/100 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 IXPHemlock Plaza
IXP distance91.0 mi
Fiber providers8
Fiber coverage29.9%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionwestus
Cloud region distance223.1 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerPACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability40.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Evergreen Forest
Former usenear retired gas plant (10km)

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)3.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score52/100
Construction cost index111.5 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterHemlock Plaza
DC distance91.0 mi
Nearest rail5.0 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.5 mi
Nearest fiber route4.7 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (48)
DC tax incentiveNo
Commercial electricity29.51¢/kWh
Industrial electricity22.64¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,000
Heating degree days2,500
Land price / acre$4,578

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%
14
Energy cost10%
52
Water risk8%
53
Natural hazard8%
52
Buildability7%
40
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
20
Land / acreage3%
48
Construction cost3%
57
Gas pipeline2%
98
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Near Humboldt Bay
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
Humboldt BayBrownfield102 MW51.8
BRIDGEVILLESubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW5.7 yrs51.7
Mobile GTBrownfield40 MW50.3
HUMBOLDTSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW5.7 yrs49.8
HUMBOLDT BAYSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW5.7 yrs48.5
EC Near Humboldt BayGreenfield5.7 yrs46.9
Greenfield (HUMBOLDT - TRINITY)Greenfield115 kV100 MW5.7 yrs46.6
Greenfield (HUMBOLDT - BRIDGEVILLE)Greenfield115 kV100 MW5.7 yrs45.8

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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