Regulus Solar Power Plant

Brownfield

Kern County, California · CAISO

DC Readiness
48.6
Fair / 100

Regulus Solar Power Plant is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Kern County, California, interconnecting through CAISO. It screens at 48.6/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 82 MW of candidate capacity.

Power & interconnection

Substation distance2.9 mi
Available capacity82 MW
LMP zoneCAISO_ZP26
Wholesale LMP$53.10/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.23¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionCAISO
Queue depth311

Connectivity

Nearest IXPSD / Comsat Santa Paula Ground Station
IXP distance65.0 mi
Fiber providers11
Nearest cloud providerGoogle
Nearest cloud regionus-west2
Cloud region distance100.5 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Acreage737 ac
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former usebrownfield
Existing capacity82 MW
Cleanup statuscleanup_complete

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)3.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteECONO LUBE N TUNE
Hazard sub-score42/100
Construction cost index96.8 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterSD / Comsat Santa Paula Ground Station
DC distance65.0 mi
Nearest rail1.1 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.4 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%
42
Speed to power15%
39
Fiber connectivity12%
43
Energy cost10%
57
Water risk8%
53
Natural hazard8%
42
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
25
Land / acreage3%
70
Construction cost3%
69
Gas pipeline2%
99
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Regulus Solar Power Plant
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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