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Gates Peaker

Brownfield

Kings County, California · CAISO

DC Readiness
50.9
Fair / 100

Gates Peaker is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Kings County, California, interconnecting through CAISO. It screens at 50.9/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 47 MW of candidate capacity and a 5.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationGATES WELLHEAD
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage66 kV
Available capacity47 MW
LMP zoneCAISO_ZP26
Wholesale LMP$12.84/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.25¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionCAISO
Queue depth480
Avg queue wait5.7 yrs
Recent queue wait3.0 yrs
Completion rate11%
Withdrawal rate89%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPUnwired FAT1 - Fresno Colocation
IXP distance51.7 mi
Fiber providers5
Fiber coverage25.3%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-west-1
Cloud region distance126.4 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Land contactState Environmental Cleanup Program
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability100.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, High Intensity
Former usegas
Existing capacity47 MW
Retirement date2013-01-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)3.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score52/100
Construction cost index85.6 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterUnwired FAT1 - Fresno Colocation
DC distance51.7 mi
Nearest rail2.2 mi
Nearest gas pipeline1.5 mi
Nearest fiber route41.2 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

Site location

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

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
46
Speed to power15%
43
Fiber connectivity12%
30
Energy cost10%
53
Water risk8%
48
Natural hazard8%
52
Buildability7%
100
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
45
Land / acreage3%
58
Construction cost3%
79
Gas pipeline2%
95
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Gates Peaker
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
Lost Hills Cogeneration PlantBrownfield66 kV4 MW5.7 yrs50.1
GATESSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW8.2 yrs50.0
OZ KingsGreenfield5.7 yrs48.4
Roll Lost HillsBrownfield1 MW5.7 yrs47.2
City of Tulare Water FacilityBrownfield66 kV1 MW5.7 yrs46.4
ARCOSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs45.6
HENRIETTASubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs45.6
UNKNOWN300573Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs44.8

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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