San Luis Unit, Cvp at 36.398, -119.937
Federal ExcessKings County, California · CAISO
At a glance
San Luis Unit, Cvp at 36.398, -119.937 is a federal excess datacenter candidate site in Kings County, California, scoring 40.0/100 DC Readiness — 62nd 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
Speed to power
Deep queue and long historical waits — plan for a multi-year interconnection timeline and engage the utility early.
Connectivity
Site characteristics
Risk & environment
Location context
Regulatory climate
No notable statewide DC restriction on record; confirm local zoning and utility tariffs.
Site location
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How does San Luis Unit, Cvp at 36.398, -119.937 compare with other sites in Kings County?
San Luis Unit, Cvp at 36.398, -119.937 ranks 62nd of 62 scored candidate sites in Kings County. Its 40.0/100 is about 11% below the county average of 45.0. It is about 12% below the California average of 45.4 and about 25% below the national average of 53.2.
Against the California average, its strongest sub-score is speed to power (43 vs 43) and its weakest is natural hazard (37 vs 51). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.
How close is San Luis Unit, Cvp at 36.398, -119.937 to power, fiber and other datacenters?
The nearest located transmission bottleneck is 34540_HENRITTA_70.0_30881_HENRIETA_230_XF_4 (CAISO), 11 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Unwired FAT1 - Fresno Colocation at 31.9 miles. 5 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Unwired FAT1 - Fresno Colocation, 31.9 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at San Luis Unit, Cvp at 36.398, -119.937?
The site is in FEMA flood zone A, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding. 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.
Nearby comparable sites
Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Kings County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GATES | Substation-Adjacent | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 7.6 yrs | 56.4 |
| HENRIETTA | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 7.6 yrs | 52.0 |
| ARCO | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 7.6 yrs | 51.8 |
| Gates Peaker | Brownfield | 66 kV | 47 MW | 7.6 yrs | 51.6 |
| UNKNOWN300573 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 7.6 yrs | 51.2 |
| Lost Hills Cogeneration Plant | Brownfield | 66 kV | 4 MW | 7.6 yrs | 50.8 |
| OZ Kings | Greenfield | — | — | 7.6 yrs | 49.5 |
| Roll Lost Hills | Brownfield | — | 1 MW | 7.6 yrs | 48.5 |
San Luis Unit, Cvp at 36.398, -119.937: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of San Luis Unit, Cvp at 36.398, -119.937?
San Luis Unit, Cvp at 36.398, -119.937 scores 40.0/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 62nd 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 San Luis Unit, Cvp at 36.398, -119.937?
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 San Luis Unit, Cvp at 36.398, -119.937 in?
San Luis Unit, Cvp at 36.398, -119.937 is in the CAISO region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 7.6-year wait from queue request to operation.
Is San Luis Unit, Cvp at 36.398, -119.937 in a flood zone?
The site is in FEMA flood zone A, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding.
How far is San Luis Unit, Cvp at 36.398, -119.937 from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is Unwired FAT1 - Fresno Colocation, about 31.9 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, “San Luis Unit, Cvp at 36.398, -119.937, Kings County, CA”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/california/kings-county/san-luis-unit-cvp-1bb350e4 (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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