Road 28 Proposed Elementary School
IndustrialMadera County, California · CAISO
At a glance
Road 28 Proposed Elementary School is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Madera County, California, scoring 44.7/100 DC Readiness — 58th of 168 scored sites in the county. It sits in the CAISO grid region and the PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO. service territory, where interconnection has averaged 7.6 years from request to operation.
Power & interconnection
Speed to power
Deep queue and long historical waits — plan for a multi-year interconnection timeline and engage the utility early.
Connectivity
Risk & environment
Location context
Regulatory climate
No notable statewide DC restriction on record; confirm local zoning and utility tariffs.
Site location
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How does Road 28 Proposed Elementary School compare with other sites in Madera County?
Road 28 Proposed Elementary School ranks 58th of 168 scored candidate sites in Madera County. Its 44.7/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 44.2. It is roughly in line with the California average of 45.4 and about 16% below the national average of 53.2.
Against the California average, its strongest sub-score is fiber connectivity (68 vs 66) and its weakest is power availability (30 vs 36). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.
How close is Road 28 Proposed Elementary School to power, fiber and other datacenters?
The nearest located transmission bottleneck is 34116_LE GRAND_115_34115_ADRA TAP_115_BR_1 _1 (CAISO), 20 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Unwired FAT1 - Fresno Colocation at 15.3 miles. 7 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Unwired FAT1 - Fresno Colocation, 15.3 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Road 28 Proposed Elementary School?
At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Madera County "Relatively High".
Full DC Readiness breakdown
All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.
Nearby comparable sites
Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Madera County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| 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 |
Road 28 Proposed Elementary School: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of Road 28 Proposed Elementary School?
Road 28 Proposed Elementary School scores 44.7/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 58th of 168 scored sites in Madera County. The Madera County average is 44.2 and the California average is 45.4.
Which electric utility serves Road 28 Proposed Elementary School?
PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO. (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CORPORATION.
What grid region is Road 28 Proposed Elementary School in?
Road 28 Proposed Elementary School is in the CAISO region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 7.6-year wait from queue request to operation.
How far is Road 28 Proposed Elementary School from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is Unwired FAT1 - Fresno Colocation, about 15.3 miles away; 7 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, “Road 28 Proposed Elementary School, Madera County, CA”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/california/madera-county/road-28-proposed-elementary-school-912d44fb (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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