Greenfield (ORO LOMA - EL NIDO)

Greenfield

Merced County, California · CAISO

DC Readiness
48.2
Fair / 100

Greenfield (ORO LOMA - EL NIDO) is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Merced County, California, interconnecting through CAISO. It screens at 48.2/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 100 MW of candidate capacity and a 5.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationORO LOMA
Substation voltage115 kV
Available capacity100 MW
LMP zoneCAISO_ZP26
Wholesale LMP$12.84/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.26¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionCAISO
Queue depth311
Avg queue wait5.7 yrs
Recent queue wait3.0 yrs
Completion rate11%
Withdrawal rate89%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPUnwired FAT1 - Fresno Colocation
IXP distance43.6 mi
Fiber providers7
Fiber coverage21.7%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-west-1
Cloud region distance76.5 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerPACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability92.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, Low Intensity

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)3.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteJOHN MANCEBO FARMS
Hazard sub-score42/100
Construction cost index75.1 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterUnwired FAT1 - Fresno Colocation
DC distance43.6 mi
Nearest rail6.0 mi
Nearest gas pipeline3.3 mi
Nearest fiber route97.3 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (48)
DC tax incentiveNo
Commercial electricity25.62¢/kWh
Industrial electricity20.05¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,000
Heating degree days2,500
Land price / acre$16,527

Full DC Readiness breakdown

All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.

Power availability20%
28
Speed to power15%
35
Fiber connectivity12%
54
Energy cost10%
63
Water risk8%
49
Natural hazard8%
42
Buildability7%
92
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
50
Land / acreage3%
30
Construction cost3%
87
Gas pipeline2%
89
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Greenfield (ORO LOMA - EL NIDO)
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
WILSONSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.8 yrs58.2
Greenfield (MIDWAY - LOS BANOS)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW5.8 yrs58.0
Greenfield (MIDWAY - LOS BANOS)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW5.8 yrs57.9
O'NEILSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs56.3
Greenfield (LOS BANOS - TRACY)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW5.7 yrs56.0
LOS BANOSSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW5.8 yrs55.9
PIONEERSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW5.7 yrs55.4
CHOWCHILLASubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW5.7 yrs55.2

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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