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OZ Los Angeles

Greenfield

Los Angeles County, California · CAISO

DC Readiness
50.9
Fair / 100

OZ Los Angeles is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Los Angeles County, California, interconnecting through CAISO. It screens at 50.9/100 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
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 IXPCentersquare Los Angeles (LAX4)
IXP distance4.9 mi
Fiber providers25
Fiber coverage59.0%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-west2
Cloud region distance8.3 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 siteIMPERIAL COURTS LA HSNG AUTHORITY
Hazard sub-score42/100
Construction cost index108.0 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterCentersquare Los Angeles (LAX4)
DC distance4.9 mi
Nearest rail0.6 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.9 mi
Nearest fiber route43.6 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%
29
Fiber connectivity12%
88
Energy cost10%
56
Water risk7%
24
Natural hazard6%
42
Buildability7%
95
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
95
Land / acreage3%
49
Construction cost3%
60
Gas pipeline2%
97
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
Broadway (CA)Brownfield66 kV167 MW5.7 yrs60.7
STATION L (SCATTERGOOD)Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs60.1
STATION E (TOLUCA)Substation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW8.2 yrs59.9
STATION M(VALLEY)Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs58.9
AIRWAYSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs58.9
RINALDISubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW8.2 yrs58.2
UCLA So Campus Cogen ProjectBrownfield230 kV15 MW5.7 yrs57.7
Paramount RefineryBrownfield66 kV7 MW5.7 yrs57.7

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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