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Los Angeles County, California · WECC

DC Readiness
53.9
Fair / 100

At a glance

LINCOLN is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Los Angeles County, California, scoring 53.9/100 DC Readiness — 132nd of 691 scored sites in the county. Its nearest substation is LINCOLN (0 mi, 115 kV). It sits in the WECC grid region and the CITY OF BURBANK WATER AND POWER service territory, where interconnection has averaged 7.6 years from request to operation. GridCensus catalogs 100 MW of candidate capacity here.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationLINCOLN
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage115 kV
Available capacity100 MW
UtilityCITY OF BURBANK WATER AND POWERmunicipalmoderate to large load · state default

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookConstrained
≈ 8.3 yrs typical interconnection wait

Deep queue and long historical waits — plan for a multi-year interconnection timeline and engage the utility early.

ISO / RTO regionWECC
Queue depth227
Avg queue wait7.6 yrs
Recent queue wait8.3 yrs
Completion rate11%
Withdrawal rate89%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPBurbank Water and Power
IXP distance2.1 mi
Fiber providers25
Fiber coverage59.0%

Site characteristics

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Water stress (WRI)High
Wetlands (NWI)—
Critical habitat—
Superfund nearby—
Hazard sub-score52/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterCenturylink DC
DC distance0.1 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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How does LINCOLN compare with other sites in Los Angeles County?

LINCOLN ranks 132nd of 691 scored candidate sites in Los Angeles County. Its 53.9/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 49.8. It is about 19% above the California average of 45.4 and roughly in line with the national average of 53.2.

Against the California average, its strongest sub-score is fiber connectivity (90 vs 66) and its weakest is water (24 vs 27). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is LINCOLN to power, fiber and other datacenters?

The nearest mapped substation, LINCOLN, is about 0 miles away and operates at 115 kV. The nearest located transmission bottleneck is 29400_ANTELOPE_500_29402_WIRLWIND_500_BR_1 _1 (CAISO), 34 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Burbank Water and Power at 2.1 miles. 25 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Centurylink DC, 0.1 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at LINCOLN?

At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Los Angeles County "Relatively High".

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
56
Speed to power20%
42
Fiber connectivity12%
90
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
24
Natural hazard6%
52
Buildability7%
60
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
34
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
0
Climate / cooling1%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near LINCOLN
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
STATION L (SCATTERGOOD)Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs62.9
STATION E (TOLUCA)Substation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW7.6 yrs62.6
Broadway (CA)Brownfield66 kV167 MW7.6 yrs62.4
STATION M(VALLEY)Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs61.7
AIRWAYSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs61.3
RINALDISubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW7.6 yrs60.9
VINCENTSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW7.6 yrs59.8
CHEVMAINSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs59.1

LINCOLN: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of LINCOLN?

LINCOLN scores 53.9/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 132nd of 691 scored sites in Los Angeles County. The Los Angeles County average is 49.8 and the California average is 45.4.

What is the nearest substation to LINCOLN?

The nearest mapped substation is LINCOLN, about 0 miles away, at 115 kV. GridCensus catalogs 100 MW of candidate capacity for the site.

Which electric utility serves LINCOLN?

CITY OF BURBANK WATER AND POWER (municipal) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is BURBANK WATER & POWER.

What grid region is LINCOLN in?

LINCOLN is in the WECC region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 7.6-year wait from queue request to operation.

How far is LINCOLN from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is Burbank Water and Power, about 2.1 miles away; 25 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, “LINCOLN, Los Angeles County, CA”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/california/los-angeles-county/lincoln-6e7b9150 (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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