Kern County, California · CAISO

DC Readiness
51.7
Fair / 100

LEBEC is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Kern County, California, interconnecting through CAISO. It screens at 51.7/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 300 MW of candidate capacity and a 5.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationLEBEC
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage230 kV
Available capacity300 MW
LMP zoneCAISO_SP15
Wholesale LMP$11.23/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.23¢/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 IXPSD / Comsat Santa Paula Ground Station
IXP distance39.8 mi
Fiber providers11
Fiber coverage32.8%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-west2
Cloud region distance71.1 mi

Site characteristics

Parcel ownerPACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability60.0/100

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone A (SFHA)
Water stress (WRI)3.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatPresent
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund sitePASTORIA ENERGY FACILITY
Hazard sub-score7/100
Construction cost index96.8 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterSD / Comsat Santa Paula Ground Station
DC distance39.8 mi
Nearest rail16.9 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.1 mi
Nearest fiber route5.0 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

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
78
Speed to power15%
35
Fiber connectivity12%
56
Energy cost10%
63
Water risk8%
24
Natural hazard8%
7
Buildability7%
60
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
50
Land / acreage3%
53
Construction cost3%
69
Gas pipeline2%
100
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near LEBEC
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
WINDHUBSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW5.8 yrs65.8
MIDWAYSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW5.8 yrs62.5
WESTWINDSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.8 yrs61.3
MAGUNDENSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.8 yrs61.0
SYCAMORE COGENSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.8 yrs60.8
WHEELERSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.8 yrs60.6
BARREN RIDGESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.8 yrs60.6
Greenfield (CELILO - SYLMAR EAST)Greenfield1000 kV1,000 MW5.8 yrs60.1

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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