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Datacenter Sites in Kings County, California

Kings County has 62 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 45.0/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 4,453 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Relatively High".

At a glance

Kings County, California has 62 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 45.0/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the California average of 45.4. It ranks 36th of 58 California counties by number of sites and 27th by average score. The top-scoring site is GATES at 56.4/100.

62
Candidate sites
45.0/100
Avg DC Readiness
4,453 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Relatively High
Hazard rating
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Top 25 in Kings County

Site-selection context for Kings County

No
Datacenter tax incentive
25.32¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
19.66¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
5
Fiber providers
High
Water stress
$10,391
Land price / acre
1,000
Cooling degree days
2,500
Heating degree days
59°F
Mean annual temp

How does Kings County compare with other counties in California?

By number of scored sites, Kings County ranks 36th of the 58 California counties with a county page, holding 0.7% of the state's 8,490 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 45.0/100 ranks 27th in the state and is about 15% below the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 597th-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 1 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in Kings County?

Substation-Adjacent sites are the most common (28, 45% of the county's inventory), followed by federal excess (26) and brownfield (4). Site type reflects how the parcel was identified — next to a substation, on a former mine or brownfield, on industrial or federal excess land — and is scored on the same 14 factors either way.

What are power cost, hazard, water and fiber conditions in Kings County?

Industrial electricity averages 19.66¢/kWh and commercial 25.32¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Relatively High" (48). WRI water stress is high. 5 fiber providers report service in the county. The climate runs 1,000 cooling degree days a year with a mean temperature of 59°F. Land is valued around $10,391 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Kings County

Top datacenter sites in Kings County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
GATESSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW7.6 yrs56.4
HENRIETTASubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs52.0
ARCOSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs51.8
Gates PeakerBrownfield66 kV47 MW7.6 yrs51.6
UNKNOWN300573Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs51.2
Lost Hills Cogeneration PlantBrownfield66 kV4 MW7.6 yrs50.8
OZ KingsGreenfield——7.6 yrs49.5
Roll Lost HillsBrownfield—1 MW7.6 yrs48.5
CORCORANSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW7.6 yrs47.8
TAP302608Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW7.6 yrs47.7
BELRIDGE 1BSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW7.6 yrs47.6
TAP302761Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW7.6 yrs47.6
SCHINDLERSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW7.6 yrs47.6
UNKNOWN302791Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW7.6 yrs47.5
ANTELOPESubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW7.6 yrs47.5
TAP305149Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW7.6 yrs47.5
DEADEND303324Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW7.6 yrs47.5
BELRIDGE 1ASubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW7.6 yrs47.4
WESTLANDS 16RASubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW7.6 yrs47.4
City of Tulare Water FacilityBrownfield66 kV1 MW7.6 yrs47.3
UNKNOWN308543Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW7.6 yrs47.1
GOOSE LAKESubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW7.6 yrs46.9
TAP302548Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW7.6 yrs46.9
NORTH GENERATORSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW7.6 yrs46.8
WASCO PRISONSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW7.6 yrs46.7

Every scored site in Kings County

All 62 sites, best first.

Kings County datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Kings County?

62 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 45.0/100 DC Readiness. That is the 36th-most of 58 California counties with five or more sites.

What is the highest-scoring datacenter site in Kings County?

GATES scores 56.4/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 62 scored sites in Kings County (a substation-adjacent site).

Does Kings County offer datacenter tax incentives?

No datacenter-specific tax incentive is on record for Kings County in the GridCensus county dataset.

What is the natural-hazard risk in Kings County?

FEMA's National Risk Index rates Kings County as "Relatively High" (score 48).

What are industrial electricity rates in Kings County?

Average industrial electricity is 19.66¢/kWh and commercial is 25.32¢/kWh in Kings County.

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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 November 13, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: GridCensus, “Datacenter candidate sites in Kings County, California”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/california/kings-county (data as of November 13, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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