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PPG Industries Bartlett Plant

Industrial

Inyo County, California · WECC

DC Readiness
41.1
Fair / 100

At a glance

PPG Industries Bartlett Plant is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Inyo County, California, scoring 41.1/100 DC Readiness — 28th of 45 scored sites in the county. It sits in the WECC grid region and the LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER & POWER service territory, where interconnection has averaged 7.6 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

UtilityLOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER & POWERmunicipalrestrictive to large load · terms ≥ 25 MW

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookConstrained
≈ 8.3 yrs typical interconnection wait

Deep queue and long historical waits — plan for a multi-year interconnection timeline and engage the utility early.

ISO / RTO regionWECC
Queue depth227
Avg queue wait7.6 yrs
Recent queue wait8.3 yrs
Completion rate11%
Withdrawal rate89%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPUnwired FAT1 - Fresno Colocation
IXP distance101.2 mi
Fiber providers4
Fiber coverage38.9%

Site characteristics

Site typeIndustrial

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Water stress (WRI)High
Wetlands (NWI)—
Critical habitat—
Superfund nearby—
Hazard sub-score52/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterUnwired FAT1 - Fresno Colocation
DC distance101.2 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (48)
DC tax incentiveNo
Commercial electricity24.44¢/kWh
Industrial electricity15.79¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,000
Heating degree days2,500
Land price / acre$961

Regulatory climate

Moderatestate posture · as of 2026-08

No notable statewide DC restriction on record; confirm local zoning and utility tariffs.

DC tax incentiveNo / suspended

Site location

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

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How does PPG Industries Bartlett Plant compare with other sites in Inyo County?

PPG Industries Bartlett Plant ranks 28th of 45 scored candidate sites in Inyo County. Its 41.1/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 43.7. It is roughly in line with the California average of 45.4 and about 23% below the national average of 53.2.

Against the California average, its strongest sub-score is natural hazard (52 vs 51) and its weakest is fiber connectivity (59 vs 66). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is PPG Industries Bartlett Plant to power, fiber and other datacenters?

The nearest located transmission bottleneck is 7690-CONTRL-INYOKN_EXP_NG (CAISO), 59 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Unwired FAT1 - Fresno Colocation at 101.2 miles. 4 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Unwired FAT1 - Fresno Colocation, 101.2 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at PPG Industries Bartlett Plant?

At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Inyo County "Relatively High".

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
42
Fiber connectivity12%
59
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
24
Natural hazard6%
52
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
20
Land / acreage3%
34
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
0
Climate / cooling1%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near PPG Industries Bartlett Plant
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
BANK CSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs51.6
COSO 7Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs51.1
COSO 1-3Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs51.0
COSO 4-6Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs51.0
COSO 8-9Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs51.0
BLM Solar DLA: Amargosa ValleyGreenfield—2,204 MW7.6 yrs50.5
BEATTTYSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs49.2
VALLEYSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs47.7

PPG Industries Bartlett Plant: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of PPG Industries Bartlett Plant?

PPG Industries Bartlett Plant scores 41.1/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 28th of 45 scored sites in Inyo County. The Inyo County average is 43.7 and the California average is 45.4.

Which electric utility serves PPG Industries Bartlett Plant?

LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER & POWER (municipal) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is GLENDALE WATER & POWER.

What grid region is PPG Industries Bartlett Plant in?

PPG Industries Bartlett Plant is in the WECC region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 7.6-year wait from queue request to operation.

How far is PPG Industries Bartlett Plant from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is Unwired FAT1 - Fresno Colocation, about 101.2 miles away; 4 fiber providers report service at the location.

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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 October 10, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: GridCensus, “PPG Industries Bartlett Plant, Inyo County, CA”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/california/inyo-county/ppg-industries-bartlett-plant-c36a57f2 (data as of October 10, 2026).

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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