Datacenter Sites in Madera County, California
Madera County has 168 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 44.2/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 3,400 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Relatively High".
At a glance
Madera County, California has 168 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 44.2/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the California average of 45.4. It ranks 17th of 58 California counties by number of sites and 32nd by average score. The top-scoring site is STOREY at 54.2/100.
Site-selection context for Madera County
How does Madera County compare with other counties in California?
By number of scored sites, Madera County ranks 17th of the 58 California counties with a county page, holding 2.0% of the state's 8,490 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 44.2/100 ranks 32nd in the state and is about 17% below the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 146th-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 0 score 55 or higher.
What types of datacenter sites are in Madera County?
Federal Excess sites are the most common (145, 86% of the county's inventory), followed by substation-adjacent (18) and industrial (3). Site type reflects how the parcel was identified — next to a substation, on a former mine or brownfield, on industrial or federal excess land — and is scored on the same 14 factors either way.
What are power cost, hazard, water and fiber conditions in Madera County?
Industrial electricity averages 21.73¢/kWh and commercial 28.26¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Relatively High" (48). WRI water stress is high. 7 fiber providers report service in the county. The climate runs 1,000 cooling degree days a year with a mean temperature of 59°F. Land is valued around $13,239 an acre.
By site type
Top datacenter sites in Madera County
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STOREY | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 7.6 yrs | 54.2 |
| BIG CREEK 4 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 7.6 yrs | 52.4 |
| BIG CREEK 3 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 7.6 yrs | 52.2 |
| EASTWOOD | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 7.6 yrs | 51.9 |
| BIG CREEK 1 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 7.6 yrs | 51.6 |
| BIG CREEK 2 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 7.6 yrs | 51.5 |
| BIG CREEK 8 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 7.6 yrs | 51.4 |
| MAMMOTH | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 7.6 yrs | 51.3 |
| KERCHOFF 1 | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 7.6 yrs | 49.2 |
| KERCHOFF 2 | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 7.6 yrs | 48.8 |
| TAP310542 | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 7.6 yrs | 48.7 |
| SHARON | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 7.6 yrs | 48.7 |
| TAP308167 | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 7.6 yrs | 48.7 |
| CERTAINTEED | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 7.6 yrs | 48.5 |
| TAP305388 | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 7.6 yrs | 48.4 |
| COURSEGOLD | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 7.6 yrs | 48.4 |
| WISHON | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 7.6 yrs | 47.9 |
| OAKHURST | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 7.6 yrs | 47.5 |
| FRESNO/CLOVIS | Federal Excess | — | — | 7.6 yrs | 47.1 |
| OZ Madera | Greenfield | — | — | 7.6 yrs | 46.2 |
| Central Valley Project | Federal Excess | — | — | 7.6 yrs | 45.6 |
| Central Valley Project | Federal Excess | — | — | 7.6 yrs | 45.5 |
| Central Valley Project | Federal Excess | — | — | 7.6 yrs | 45.4 |
| Central Valley Project | Federal Excess | — | — | 7.6 yrs | 45.3 |
| Central Valley Project | Federal Excess | — | — | 7.6 yrs | 45.2 |
Every scored site in Madera County
All 168 sites, best first.
- STOREY · 54.2
- BIG CREEK 4 · 52.4
- BIG CREEK 3 · 52.2
- EASTWOOD · 51.9
- BIG CREEK 1 · 51.6
- BIG CREEK 2 · 51.5
- BIG CREEK 8 · 51.4
- MAMMOTH · 51.3
- KERCHOFF 1 · 49.2
- KERCHOFF 2 · 48.8
- Substation-Adjacent site · 1d800a54 · 48.7
- SHARON · 48.7
- Substation-Adjacent site · f281e713 · 48.7
- CERTAINTEED · 48.5
- COURSEGOLD · 48.4
- Substation-Adjacent site · 5d63c372 · 48.4
- WISHON · 47.9
- OAKHURST · 47.5
- FRESNO/CLOVIS · 9ef1d51a · 47.1
- OZ Madera · 46.2
- Central Valley Project · 969e9745 · 45.6
- Central Valley Project · 3cd0c711 · 45.5
- Central Valley Project · db9c5179 · 45.4
- Central Valley Project · 5f33f62e · 45.3
- Central Valley Project · e34c5aa4 · 45.2
- Central Valley Project · ab8970b4 · 45.1
- Central Valley Project · d6b1a66b · 45.1
- Central Valley Project · 44b5c1ae · 45.1
- Central Valley Project · 84c84bd7 · 45.1
- Central Valley Project · 816a5ab0 · 45.1
- Central Valley Project · be2bfee1 · 45.1
- Central Valley Project · 9e327561 · 45.0
- Central Valley Project · 8018a637 · 45.0
- Central Valley Project · e6821ad5 · 45.0
- Central Valley Project · cf644c53 · 45.0
- Central Valley Project · 18a2599a · 45.0
- Central Valley Project · 8a2fca5e · 45.0
- Central Valley Project · f26bb039 · 45.0
- Central Valley Project · 3008ebef · 45.0
- Central Valley Project · b4bd82b8 · 45.0
- Central Valley Project · eb09b72e · 44.9
- Central Valley Project · e12efe16 · 44.9
- Central Valley Project · 6104c559 · 44.9
- Central Valley Project · 6474e219 · 44.9
- Central Valley Project · dad8c245 · 44.9
- Central Valley Project · 9493c149 · 44.9
- Central Valley Project · 1900cba7 · 44.9
- Central Valley Project · 891eb8d4 · 44.9
- Central Valley Project · d0feb7ac · 44.9
- Central Valley Project · 1d0c6c27 · 44.9
- Central Valley Project · 72ffc0a1 · 44.9
- Central Valley Project · ba140336 · 44.8
- Central Valley Project · e566255d · 44.8
- Central Valley Project · 1aac7e8f · 44.8
- Central Valley Project · 1cef4410 · 44.8
- Central Valley Project · 3d563b35 · 44.8
- Central Valley Project · 0cddbbb8 · 44.8
- Road 28 Proposed Elementary School · 44.7
- Central Valley Project · debaad2e · 44.7
- Central Valley Project · a0c0432b · 44.7
- Central Valley Project · 343b800d · 44.7
- Central Valley Project · 72f54650 · 44.7
- Central Valley Project · 9fd0b647 · 44.7
- Central Valley Project · c6e91f05 · 44.6
- Central Valley Project · 20afb443 · 44.6
- Central Valley Project · b751d98d · 44.6
- Central Valley Project · 22eb7060 · 44.6
- Central Valley Project · 7648fe99 · 44.6
- Central Valley Project · 399e0545 · 44.5
- Central Valley Project · 74cdcf22 · 44.5
- Central Valley Project · 005b4497 · 44.1
- Central Valley Project · 84d8fed2 · 44.1
- Central Valley Project · 3da71616 · 43.8
- Central Valley Project · e9e7acac · 43.7
- Central Valley Project · ff49b020 · 43.7
- Central Valley Project · 9dbbbc85 · 43.7
- Central Valley Project · 9b5fba01 · 43.7
- Central Valley Project · 4d61648e · 43.6
- Central Valley Project · c9984df8 · 43.6
- Central Valley Project · d45deb3b · 43.6
- Central Valley Project · ea116d9b · 43.6
- Central Valley Project · 51f2394e · 43.5
- Central Valley Project · 65c66cd8 · 43.4
- Central Valley Project · b9bf009e · 43.4
- Central Valley Project · 186792fc · 43.3
- Central Valley Project · dc61ff91 · 43.3
- Central Valley Project · 4549c426 · 43.3
- Central Valley Project · ee303776 · 43.2
- Central Valley Project · 6a9a9cfa · 43.2
- Central Valley Project · b996e6c2 · 43.2
- Central Valley Project · 55bf6d12 · 43.2
- Central Valley Project · 6ff1130b · 43.2
- Central Valley Project · b25b9593 · 43.2
- Central Valley Project · c3772411 · 43.2
- Central Valley Project · ff0aa695 · 43.2
- Central Valley Project · cb044708 · 43.1
- Central Valley Project · 985b85b4 · 43.1
- Central Valley Project · ecadc203 · 43.1
- Central Valley Project · 40967d86 · 43.1
- Central Valley Project · 897e9c14 · 43.1
- Central Valley Project · 6010bdc8 · 43.1
- Central Valley Project · 7965d633 · 43.0
- Central Valley Project · 0e687d9b · 43.0
- Central Valley Project · e26b26c3 · 43.0
- Central Valley Project · fe6a6fa6 · 43.0
- Central Valley Project · 41539835 · 43.0
- Central Valley Project · 595b0f17 · 43.0
- Central Valley Project · 7b818ccd · 43.0
- Central Valley Project · 8cc38600 · 42.9
- Central Valley Project · cfb8c6e5 · 42.9
- Central Valley Project · c542fe3d · 42.9
- Central Valley Project · 812c0143 · 42.9
- Central Valley Project · ab957982 · 42.9
- Central Valley Project · 9f3e7780 · 42.9
- Central Valley Project · 96e10adc · 42.9
- Central Valley Project · 24fbf534 · 42.9
- Central Valley Project · c6b3f502 · 42.9
- Central Valley Project · 168713e6 · 42.8
- Central Valley Project · 4ebd5ec8 · 42.8
- Central Valley Project · 895f31b1 · 42.8
- Central Valley Project · a0173d75 · 42.8
- Central Valley Project · d92b2ebf · 42.8
- Central Valley Project · 071010b2 · 42.8
- Central Valley Project · 7823e3e7 · 42.8
- Central Valley Project · 5754faef · 42.8
- Central Valley Project · f52910c6 · 42.8
- Central Valley Project · d620447d · 42.8
- Central Valley Project · 92cf88c5 · 42.7
- Central Valley Project · 2cf0fdcd · 42.7
- Central Valley Project · c5a1f819 · 42.7
- Central Valley Project · 27e99696 · 42.7
- Central Valley Project · efcc878e · 42.7
- Central Valley Project · d79117d0 · 42.6
- Central Valley Project · 0c8a0996 · 42.6
- Central Valley Project · 0320c60a · 42.6
- Central Valley Project · 4bc835b2 · 42.6
- Central Valley Project · 2150b009 · 42.6
- Central Valley Project · ba807926 · 42.6
- Central Valley Project · 7bac530a · 42.6
- Central Valley Project · 8917b1ee · 42.5
- Central Valley Project · fc26cea7 · 42.5
- Central Valley Project · 50d3a920 · 42.5
- Central Valley Project · 9095baef · 42.5
- Central Valley Project · 93e95b9c · 42.4
- Central Valley Project · f7d3a647 · 42.4
- Central Valley Project · 49b17d12 · 42.4
- Central Valley Project · 53f84b60 · 42.4
- Central Valley Project · 647bd59a · 42.4
- Central Valley Project · ca1c29ae · 42.4
- Central Valley Project · 75fc1b9c · 42.4
- Central Valley Project · bd61303b · 42.3
- Central Valley Project · b3128efa · 42.3
- Central Valley Project · 454a3d77 · 42.3
- Central Valley Project · 052d294a · 42.3
- Central Valley Project · 82ad0382 · 42.3
- Central Valley Project · 6cbf6275 · 42.3
- Central Valley Project · 2c945e56 · 42.2
- Central Valley Project · b3e85e31 · 42.2
- Central Valley Project · 66709fa5 · 42.2
- Central Valley Project · e06607e6 · 42.2
- Friant Division, CVP · bfc352bf · 41.9
- Central Valley Project · 5243069f · 41.9
- Friant Division, CVP · 5699b91d · 41.8
- Friant Division, CVP · f07c1513 · 41.7
- Central Valley Project · 13ba7789 · 41.5
- Mine Site · 56552b22 · 41.2
- North Fork Mill · 40.7
- Former North Fork Mill Property · 40.7
Madera County datacenter FAQ
How many datacenter sites are in Madera County?
168 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 44.2/100 DC Readiness. That is the 17th-most of 58 California counties with five or more sites.
What is the highest-scoring datacenter site in Madera County?
STOREY scores 54.2/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 168 scored sites in Madera County (a substation-adjacent site).
Does Madera County offer datacenter tax incentives?
No datacenter-specific tax incentive is on record for Madera County in the GridCensus county dataset.
What is the natural-hazard risk in Madera County?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Madera County as "Relatively High" (score 48).
What are industrial electricity rates in Madera County?
Average industrial electricity is 21.73¢/kWh and commercial is 28.26¢/kWh in Madera County.
More in California
- All datacenter sites in California· 8,490 sites
- Operating datacenters in California
- Electric substations in California
- Los Angeles County· 691 sites · avg 49.8
- Fresno County· 628 sites · avg 43.8
- San Diego· 550 sites · avg 47.7
- Riverside County· 376 sites · avg 45.5
- Yolo County· 363 sites · avg 46.7
- Alameda· 313 sites · avg 49.4
- Federal Excess sites in California
- Substation-Adjacent sites in California
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 November 13, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: GridCensus, “Datacenter candidate sites in Madera County, California”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/california/madera-county (data as of November 13, 2026).
Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.
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