OZ Kern
GreenfieldKern County, California · CAISO
At a glance
OZ Kern is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Kern County, California, scoring 44.8/100 DC Readiness — 175th of 284 scored sites in the county. It sits in the CAISO grid region and the SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON CO service territory, where interconnection has averaged 7.6 years from request to operation.
Power & interconnection
Speed to power
Deep queue and long historical waits — plan for a multi-year interconnection timeline and engage the utility early.
Connectivity
Site characteristics
Risk & environment
Location context
Regulatory climate
No notable statewide DC restriction on record; confirm local zoning and utility tariffs.
Site location
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How does OZ Kern compare with other sites in Kern County?
OZ Kern ranks 175th of 284 scored candidate sites in Kern County. Its 44.8/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 45.7. It is roughly in line with the California average of 45.4 and about 16% below the national average of 53.2.
Against the California average, its strongest sub-score is water (41 vs 27) and its weakest is fiber connectivity (58 vs 66). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.
How close is OZ Kern to power, fiber and other datacenters?
The nearest located transmission bottleneck is 7690-CONTRL-INYOKN_EXP_NG (CAISO), 7 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Burbank Water and Power at 112 miles. 12 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is AT&T, 82.1 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at OZ Kern?
The site is in FEMA flood zone D, where flood risk has not been determined. WRI rates baseline water stress at 3.80 on a 0–5 scale. No mapped wetlands are recorded on the parcel. At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Kern County "Relatively High".
Full DC Readiness breakdown
All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.
Nearby comparable sites
Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Kern County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WINDHUB | Substation-Adjacent | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 7.6 yrs | 56.9 |
| WHIRLWIND | Substation-Adjacent | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 7.6 yrs | 56.7 |
| MIDWAY | Substation-Adjacent | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 7.6 yrs | 56.1 |
| UNKNOWN306810 | Substation-Adjacent | 345 kV | 600 MW | 7.6 yrs | 55.1 |
| UNKNOWN300111 | Substation-Adjacent | 345 kV | 600 MW | 7.6 yrs | 54.4 |
| UNKNOWN308953 | Substation-Adjacent | 345 kV | 600 MW | 7.6 yrs | 54.4 |
| WESTWIND | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 7.6 yrs | 53.2 |
| ARBWIND | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 7.6 yrs | 52.5 |
OZ Kern: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of OZ Kern?
OZ Kern scores 44.8/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 175th of 284 scored sites in Kern County. The Kern County average is 45.7 and the California average is 45.4.
Which electric utility serves OZ Kern?
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON CO (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON.
What grid region is OZ Kern in?
OZ Kern is in the CAISO region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 7.6-year wait from queue request to operation.
Is OZ Kern in a flood zone?
The site is in FEMA flood zone D, where flood risk has not been determined.
Who owns OZ Kern?
Parcel records list the owner as AZUSA LIGHT & POWER (private land).
How far is OZ Kern from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is Burbank Water and Power, about 112 miles away; 12 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, “OZ Kern, Kern County, CA”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/california/kern-county/oz-kern-32d45a7b (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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