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Sola Optical USA, INC. (Cowgirl Creamery)

Brownfield

Marin County, California · CAISO

DC Readiness
54.2
Fair / 100

Sola Optical USA, INC. (Cowgirl Creamery) is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Marin County, California, interconnecting through CAISO. It screens at 54.2/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 0 MW of candidate capacity and a 8.2 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationTAP308067
Substation distance0.5 mi
Substation voltage60 kV
Available capacity0 MW
Utility commercial rate0.30¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionCAISO
Queue depth480
Avg queue wait8.2 yrs

Connectivity

Nearest IXPX2nSat Petaluma
IXP distance3.1 mi
Fiber providers7
Fiber coverage44.1%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-west-1
Cloud region distance34.2 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Acreage35 ac
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former usesuperfund
Existing capacity0 MW
Cleanup statuscleanup_complete

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)3.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteSCHOONMAKER SERV PARTS CO INC
Hazard sub-score42/100
Construction cost index118.3 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterX2nSat Petaluma
DC distance3.1 mi
Nearest rail0.5 mi
Nearest gas pipeline1.4 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (48)
DC tax incentiveNo
Commercial electricity29.96¢/kWh
Industrial electricity22.93¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,000
Heating degree days2,500
Land price / acre$7,636

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%
37
Speed to power15%
38
Fiber connectivity12%
85
Energy cost10%
63
Water risk8%
50
Natural hazard8%
42
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
90
Land / acreage3%
54
Construction cost3%
51
Gas pipeline2%
96
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Sola Optical USA, INC. (Cowgirl Creamery)
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
Richmond Refinery TG800Brownfield115 kV21 MW5.7 yrs55.6
STATION GSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs55.2
LAKEVILLESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs53.7
IGNACIOSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs51.5
BANK OF AMERICASubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW8.2 yrs51.0
CORONASubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW8.2 yrs51.0
PENNGROVESubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW8.2 yrs50.5
STANDARD OIL 4Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW8.2 yrs50.0

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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