EC Near Brawley

Greenfield

Imperial County, California · CAISO

DC Readiness
44.5
Fair / 100

EC Near Brawley is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Imperial County, California, interconnecting through CAISO. It screens at 44.5/100 DC Readiness and a 5.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zoneCAISO_SP15
Wholesale LMP$11.23/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.19¢/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 IXPDataBank San Diego (SAN1)
IXP distance95.4 mi
Fiber providers8
Fiber coverage29.9%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-west2
Cloud region distance178.7 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerIMPERIAL IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability65.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Cultivated Crops
Former usenear retired oil plant (10km)

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)3.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteRUTHERFORD S II
Hazard sub-score42/100
Construction cost index111.5 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterDataBank San Diego (SAN1)
DC distance95.4 mi
Nearest rail5.9 mi
Nearest gas pipeline5.4 mi
Nearest fiber route98.4 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (48)
DC tax incentiveNo
Commercial electricity19.28¢/kWh
Industrial electricity18.95¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,000
Heating degree days2,500
Land price / acre$11,892

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%
58
Energy cost10%
56
Water risk8%
47
Natural hazard8%
42
Buildability7%
65
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
25
Land / acreage3%
35
Construction cost3%
57
Gas pipeline2%
83
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Near Brawley
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
IMPERIAL VALLEYSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW5.7 yrs58.4
BANNISTERSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs56.9
Greenfield (NORTH GILA - IMPERIAL VALLEY)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW5.7 yrs56.5
MIDWAYSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs56.3
EL CENTROSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs56.1
KNOBSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs56.1
Greenfield (NORTH GILA - IMPERIAL VALLEY)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW5.7 yrs55.9
YUCCASubstation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW5.7 yrs55.6

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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