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OZ Madera

Greenfield

Madera County, California · CAISO

DC Readiness
45.1
Fair / 100

OZ Madera is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Madera County, California, interconnecting through CAISO. It screens at 45.1/100 DC Readiness and a 5.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zoneCAISO_NP15
Wholesale LMP$16.53/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.28¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionCAISO
Queue depth480
Avg queue wait5.7 yrs
Recent queue wait3.0 yrs
Completion rate11%
Withdrawal rate89%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPUnwired FAT1 - Fresno Colocation
IXP distance49.9 mi
Fiber providers7
Fiber coverage18.5%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-west-1
Cloud region distance131.5 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactMadera County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability50.0/100

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone D
Water stress (WRI)3.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score52/100
Construction cost index85.0 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterUnwired FAT1 - Fresno Colocation
DC distance49.9 mi
Nearest rail2.9 mi
Nearest gas pipeline3.3 mi
Nearest fiber route7.5 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (48)
DC tax incentiveNo
Commercial electricity28.26¢/kWh
Industrial electricity21.73¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,000
Heating degree days2,500
Land price / acre$13,239

Site location

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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
This site + 8 nearby

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%
50
Energy cost10%
63
Water risk8%
43
Natural hazard8%
52
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
45
Land / acreage3%
34
Construction cost3%
79
Gas pipeline2%
89
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near OZ Madera
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
STOREYSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs49.3
BIG CREEK 4Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs47.1
BIG CREEK 3Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs46.1
BIG CREEK 1Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs45.3
MAMMOTHSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs45.3
BIG CREEK 2Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs45.3
EASTWOODSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs45.3
BIG CREEK 8Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs45.3

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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