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OZ Los Angeles

Greenfield

Los Angeles County, California · CAISO

DC Readiness
51.4
Fair / 100

OZ Los Angeles is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Los Angeles County, California, interconnecting through CAISO. It screens at 51.4/100 DC Readiness and a 7.6 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zoneCAISO_SP15
Wholesale LMP$11.23/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.19¢/kWh
UtilitySOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COinvestor ownedmoderate to large load · terms ≥ 50 MW

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 regionCAISO
Queue depth227
Avg queue wait7.6 yrs
Recent queue wait8.3 yrs
Completion rate11%
Withdrawal rate89%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPBurbank Water and Power
IXP distance37.3 mi
Fiber providers25
Fiber coverage59.0%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-west2
Cloud region distance44.8 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactLos Angeles County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability95.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, Medium Intensity

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintLow (30/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)3.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteANTELOPE VALLEY EXPRESS DRY CLEANERS
Hazard sub-score42/100
Construction cost index108.0 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterAT&T
DC distance7.8 mi
Nearest rail0.6 mi
Nearest gas pipeline13.8 mi
Nearest fiber route51.7 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%
30
Speed to power20%
43
Fiber connectivity12%
67
Energy cost10%
56
Water risk7%
51
Natural hazard6%
42
Buildability7%
95
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
90
Land / acreage3%
42
Construction cost3%
60
Gas pipeline2%
56
Tax incentive1%
0
Climate / cooling1%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near OZ Los Angeles
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

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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