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Heber Geothermal

Brownfield

Imperial County, California · CAISO

DC Readiness
53.4
Fair / 100

Heber Geothermal is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Imperial County, California, interconnecting through CAISO. It screens at 53.4/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 59 MW of candidate capacity and a 5.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationHEBER GEOTHERMAL
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage66 kV
Available capacity59 MW
LMP zoneCAISO_SP15
Wholesale LMP$11.23/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.19¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionCAISO
Queue depth480
Avg queue wait5.7 yrs
Recent queue wait3.0 yrs
Completion rate11%
Withdrawal rate89%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPBorder Crossing Pop 1
IXP distance88.6 mi
Fiber providers4
Fiber coverage8.0%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-west2
Cloud region distance182.4 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Parcel ownerOrmat Nevada Inc
Land contactState Environmental Cleanup Program
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability100.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, High Intensity
Former usegeothermal
Existing capacity59 MW
Retirement date2023-08-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)3.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteORMAT NEVADA INC DBA IMPERIAL POWER SERVICES
Hazard sub-score42/100
Construction cost index83.5 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterBorder Crossing Pop 1
DC distance88.6 mi
Nearest rail0.7 mi
Nearest gas pipeline3.3 mi
Nearest fiber route89.4 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

Site location

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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
This site + 8 nearby

Full DC Readiness breakdown

All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.

Power availability20%
47
Speed to power15%
44
Fiber connectivity12%
52
Energy cost10%
63
Water risk8%
52
Natural hazard8%
42
Buildability7%
100
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
25
Land / acreage3%
58
Construction cost3%
80
Gas pipeline2%
89
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Heber Geothermal
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
Hudson Ranch Power II LLCBrownfield230 kV55 MW5.7 yrs51.3
Ormesa IBrownfield66 kV31 MW5.7 yrs49.4
Black Rock IIBrownfield66 kV70 MW5.7 yrs48.2
IMPERIAL VALLEYSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW8.2 yrs48.2
IMPERIAL VALLEYSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW8.2 yrs48.2
EC Near El Centro HybridGreenfield5.7 yrs47.5
UNKNOWN301886Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW8.2 yrs46.5
BLM Solar DLA: Imperial EastGreenfield1,350 MW5.7 yrs46.5

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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