EC Near Paramount Refinery

Greenfield

Los Angeles County, California · CAISO

DC Readiness
53.0
Fair / 100

EC Near Paramount Refinery is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Los Angeles County, California, interconnecting through CAISO. It screens at 53.0/100 DC Readiness and a 5.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zoneCAISO_SP15
Wholesale LMP$11.23/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.19¢/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 IXPFireline Broadband
IXP distance4.5 mi
Fiber providers8
Fiber coverage29.9%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-west2
Cloud region distance9.1 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerAZUSA LIGHT & POWER
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability100.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, High Intensity
Former usenear retired gas plant (5km)

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)3.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteKOLE ONE HOUR PHOTO
Hazard sub-score42/100
Construction cost index111.5 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterFireline Broadband
DC distance4.5 mi
Nearest rail0.4 mi
Nearest gas pipeline2.9 mi
Nearest fiber route38.8 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

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power15%
35
Fiber connectivity12%
80
Energy cost10%
56
Water risk8%
53
Natural hazard8%
42
Buildability7%
100
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
95
Land / acreage3%
38
Construction cost3%
57
Gas pipeline2%
91
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Near Paramount Refinery
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
VALLEY (CA)Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs68.0
STATION L (SCATTERGOOD)Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs67.8
SYLMAR EASTSubstation-Adjacent1000 kV1,000 MW5.8 yrs67.8
RINALDISubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW5.7 yrs67.7
AIRWAYSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs67.2
VINCENTSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW5.8 yrs66.7
STATION E (TOLUCA)Substation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW5.7 yrs66.6
VICTORVILLESubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW5.8 yrs66.5

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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