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EC Near McKittrick Cogen

Greenfield

Kern County, California · CAISO

DC Readiness
47.3
Fair / 100

EC Near McKittrick Cogen is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Kern County, California, interconnecting through CAISO. It screens at 47.3/100 DC Readiness and a 5.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zoneCAISO_SP15
Wholesale LMP$11.23/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.23¢/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 IXPH5 Data Centers San Luis Obispo
IXP distance55.8 mi
Fiber providers12
Fiber coverage38.7%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-west2
Cloud region distance121.0 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactKern County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability80.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Grassland/Herbaceous
Former usenear retired gas plant (5km)

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 datacenterDigital West Data Center
DC distance55.8 mi
Nearest rail10.8 mi
Nearest gas pipeline4.1 mi
Nearest fiber route0.9 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (48)
DC tax incentiveNo
Commercial electricity23.14¢/kWh
Industrial electricity18.13¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,000
Heating degree days2,500
Land price / acre$10,539

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%
30
Speed to power15%
35
Fiber connectivity12%
59
Energy cost10%
53
Water risk8%
52
Natural hazard8%
52
Buildability7%
80
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
45
Land / acreage3%
34
Construction cost3%
57
Gas pipeline2%
87
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Near McKittrick Cogen
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
WHIRLWINDSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW8.2 yrs51.5
WINDHUBSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW8.2 yrs50.7
Kern River Fee B CogenBrownfield115 kV4 MW5.7 yrs50.4
MIDWAYSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW8.2 yrs49.9
Kern River Fee C CogenBrownfield115 kV8 MW5.7 yrs49.7
OZ KernGreenfield5.7 yrs49.0
UNKNOWN308953Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW8.2 yrs48.9
Roll Delano 2Brownfield66 kV2 MW5.7 yrs48.9

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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