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Central Utilities Plant LAX

Brownfield

Los Angeles County, California · CAISO

DC Readiness
57.9
Good / 100

Central Utilities Plant LAX is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Los Angeles County, California, interconnecting through CAISO. It screens at 57.9/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 8 MW of candidate capacity and a 5.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationLOSULEUR
Substation distance0.8 mi
Substation voltage66 kV
Available capacity8 MW
LMP zoneCAISO_SP15
Wholesale LMP$11.23/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.19¢/kWh
UtilityLOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER & POWERmunicipalrestrictive to large load · terms ≥ 25 MW

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookModerate
≈ 3.0 yrs typical interconnection wait

Middle-of-the-pack interconnection conditions for this grid.

ISO / RTO regionCAISO
Queue depth227
Avg queue wait5.7 yrs
Recent queue wait3.0 yrs
Completion rate11%
Withdrawal rate89%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPQuadraNet LAX
IXP distance0.6 mi
Fiber providers25
Fiber coverage59.0%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-west2
Cloud region distance11.9 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Parcel ownerLAX Airport
Land contactState Environmental Cleanup Program
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability100.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, High Intensity
Former usegas
Existing capacity8 MW
Retirement date2013-10-01

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintLow (30/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)3.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteCITY OF LOS ANGELES DEPT OF AIRPORT MAIN
Hazard sub-score42/100
Construction cost index108.0 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterQuadraNet LAX
DC distance0.6 mi
Nearest rail1.7 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.6 mi
Nearest fiber route52.7 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (48)
DC tax incentiveNo
Commercial electricity19.05¢/kWh
Industrial electricity16.25¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,000
Heating degree days2,500
Land price / acre$21,834

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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Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
36
Speed to power20%
43
Fiber connectivity12%
91
Energy cost10%
63
Water risk7%
54
Natural hazard6%
42
Buildability7%
100
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
43
Construction cost3%
60
Gas pipeline2%
98
Tax incentive1%
0
Climate / cooling1%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Central Utilities Plant LAX
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
STATION L (SCATTERGOOD)Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs62.6
Broadway (CA)Brownfield66 kV167 MW5.7 yrs62.4
STATION E (TOLUCA)Substation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW8.2 yrs62.1
STATION M(VALLEY)Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs61.5
AIRWAYSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs61.0
RINALDISubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW8.2 yrs60.5
VINCENTSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW8.2 yrs59.3
Paramount RefineryBrownfield66 kV7 MW5.7 yrs59.0

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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