Lost Hills Cogeneration Plant

Brownfield

Kings County, California · CAISO

DC Readiness
43.7
Fair / 100

Lost Hills Cogeneration Plant is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Kings County, California, interconnecting through CAISO. It screens at 43.7/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 4 MW of candidate capacity and a 5.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Substation distance9.6 mi
Substation voltage230 kV
Available capacity4 MW
LMP zoneCAISO_SP15
Wholesale LMP$11.23/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.25¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionCAISO
Queue depth311
Avg queue wait5.7 yrs
Recent queue wait3.0 yrs
Completion rate11%
Withdrawal rate89%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPH5 Data Centers San Luis Obispo
IXP distance56.8 mi
Fiber providers5
Fiber coverage24.5%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-west2
Cloud region distance141.1 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Parcel ownerAERA Energy LLC
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability65.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Cultivated Crops
Former usegas
Existing capacity4 MW
Retirement date2021-04-01

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 datacenterDigital West Data Center
DC distance56.8 mi
Nearest rail21.2 mi
Nearest gas pipeline3.3 mi
Nearest fiber route3.5 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

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
14
Speed to power15%
33
Fiber connectivity12%
55
Energy cost10%
63
Water risk8%
45
Natural hazard8%
52
Buildability7%
65
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
45
Land / acreage3%
47
Construction cost3%
79
Gas pipeline2%
89
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Lost Hills Cogeneration Plant
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
GATESSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW5.7 yrs61.8
Greenfield (MIDWAY - LOS BANOS)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW5.8 yrs59.3
ARCOSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.8 yrs58.7
Greenfield (MIDWAY - GATES)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW5.8 yrs58.3
UNKNOWN300573Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.8 yrs57.9
Greenfield (MIDWAY - GATES)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW5.8 yrs57.4
Greenfield (MIDWAY - LOS BANOS)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW5.8 yrs57.3
Greenfield (MIDWAY - GATES)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW5.8 yrs57.2

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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