Greenfield (BLYTHE - NILAND)

Greenfield

Imperial County, California · WECC

DC Readiness
44.5
Fair / 100

Greenfield (BLYTHE - NILAND) is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Imperial County, California, interconnecting through WECC. It screens at 44.5/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 100 MW of candidate capacity and a 5.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationBLYTHE
Substation voltage161 kV
Available capacity100 MW
Utility commercial rate0.19¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionWECC
Queue depth68
Avg queue wait5.7 yrs
Recent queue wait5.7 yrs
Completion rate10%
Withdrawal rate90%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPDataBank San Diego (SAN1)
IXP distance104.4 mi
Fiber providers5
Fiber coverage7.4%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-west2
Cloud region distance174.7 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerAZUSA LIGHT & POWER
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability70.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Shrub/Scrub

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone D
Water stress (WRI)3.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatPresent
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score32/100
Construction cost index83.5 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterDataBank San Diego (SAN1)
DC distance104.4 mi
Nearest rail12.1 mi
Nearest gas pipeline8.2 mi
Nearest fiber route114.7 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%
32
Speed to power15%
29
Fiber connectivity12%
44
Energy cost10%
90
Water risk8%
32
Natural hazard8%
32
Buildability7%
70
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
25
Land / acreage3%
35
Construction cost3%
80
Gas pipeline2%
74
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Greenfield (BLYTHE - NILAND)
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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