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Corcoran High School Expansion

Industrial

Kings County, California · CAISO

DC Readiness
41.8
Fair / 100

At a glance

Corcoran High School Expansion is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Kings County, California, scoring 41.8/100 DC Readiness — 37th of 62 scored sites in the county. It sits in the CAISO grid region and the PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO. service territory, where interconnection has averaged 7.6 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

UtilityPACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO.investor ownedrestrictive to large load · terms ≥ 50 MW

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookConstrained
≈ 8.3 yrs typical interconnection wait

Deep queue and long historical waits — plan for a multi-year interconnection timeline and engage the utility early.

ISO / RTO regionCAISO
Queue depth227
Avg queue wait7.6 yrs
Recent queue wait8.3 yrs
Completion rate11%
Withdrawal rate89%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPUnwired FAT1 - Fresno Colocation
IXP distance53.4 mi
Fiber providers5
Fiber coverage25.3%

Site characteristics

Site typeIndustrial

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Water stress (WRI)High
Wetlands (NWI)—
Critical habitat—
Superfund nearby—
Hazard sub-score52/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterUnwired FAT1 - Fresno Colocation
DC distance53.4 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (48)
DC tax incentiveNo
Commercial electricity25.32¢/kWh
Industrial electricity19.66¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,000
Heating degree days2,500
Land price / acre$10,391

Regulatory climate

Moderatestate posture · as of 2026-08

No notable statewide DC restriction on record; confirm local zoning and utility tariffs.

DC tax incentiveNo / suspended

Site location

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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
This site + 8 nearby

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How does Corcoran High School Expansion compare with other sites in Kings County?

Corcoran High School Expansion ranks 37th of 62 scored candidate sites in Kings County. Its 41.8/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 45.0. It is roughly in line with the California average of 45.4 and about 21% below the national average of 53.2.

Against the California average, its strongest sub-score is natural hazard (52 vs 51) and its weakest is fiber connectivity (57 vs 66). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is Corcoran High School Expansion to power, fiber and other datacenters?

The nearest located transmission bottleneck is 34418_KINGSBRG_115_34428_CONTADNA_115_BR_1 _1 (CAISO), 19 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Unwired FAT1 - Fresno Colocation at 53.4 miles. 5 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Unwired FAT1 - Fresno Colocation, 53.4 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Corcoran High School Expansion?

At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Kings County "Relatively High".

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
43
Fiber connectivity12%
57
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
24
Natural hazard6%
52
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
34
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
0
Climate / cooling1%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Corcoran High School Expansion
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

Corcoran High School Expansion: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of Corcoran High School Expansion?

Corcoran High School Expansion scores 41.8/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 37th of 62 scored sites in Kings County. The Kings County average is 45.0 and the California average is 45.4.

Which electric utility serves Corcoran High School Expansion?

PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO. (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CORPORATION.

What grid region is Corcoran High School Expansion in?

Corcoran High School Expansion is in the CAISO region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 7.6-year wait from queue request to operation.

How far is Corcoran High School Expansion from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is Unwired FAT1 - Fresno Colocation, about 53.4 miles away; 5 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, “Corcoran High School Expansion, Kings County, CA”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/california/kings-county/corcoran-high-school-expansion-f33257cf (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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