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Former Mine site at 36.991, -120.909

Former Mine

Merced County, California · CAISO

DC Readiness
41.7
Fair / 100

At a glance

Former Mine site at 36.991, -120.909 is a former mine datacenter candidate site in Merced County, California, scoring 41.7/100 DC Readiness — 117th of 234 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

UtilityPACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO.investor ownedrestrictive to large load · terms ≥ 50 MW

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookConstrained
≈ 8.3 yrs typical interconnection wait

Deep queue and long historical waits — plan for a multi-year interconnection timeline and engage the utility early.

ISO / RTO regionCAISO
Queue depth227
Avg queue wait7.6 yrs
Recent queue wait8.3 yrs
Completion rate11%
Withdrawal rate89%

Connectivity

Nearest IXP801 Tenth Street Modesto (Ayera)
IXP distance45.0 mi
Fiber providers7
Fiber coverage25.1%

Site characteristics

Site typeFormer Mine
Former useMining: SandAndGravel; Status: Abandoned
Cleanup statusAbandoned

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Water stress (WRI)High
Wetlands (NWI)—
Critical habitat—
Superfund nearby—
Hazard sub-score52/100

Location context

Nearest datacenter801 Tenth Street Modesto (Ayera)
DC distance45.0 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

Regulatory climate

Moderatestate posture · as of 2026-08

No notable statewide DC restriction on record; confirm local zoning and utility tariffs.

DC tax incentiveNo / suspended

Site location

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This site + 8 nearby

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How does Former Mine site at 36.991, -120.909 compare with other sites in Merced County?

Former Mine site at 36.991, -120.909 ranks 117th of 234 scored candidate sites in Merced County. Its 41.7/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 43.1. It is roughly in line with the California average of 45.4 and about 22% below the national average of 53.2.

Against the California average, its strongest sub-score is natural hazard (52 vs 51) and its weakest is fiber connectivity (57 vs 66). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is Former Mine site at 36.991, -120.909 to power, fiber and other datacenters?

The nearest located transmission bottleneck is 30765_LOSBANOS_230_30766_PADR FLT_230_BR_1 _1 (CAISO), 8 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is 801 Tenth Street Modesto (Ayera) at 45 miles. 7 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is 801 Tenth Street Modesto (Ayera), 45 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Former Mine site at 36.991, -120.909?

At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Merced County "Relatively High".

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
43
Fiber connectivity12%
57
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
24
Natural hazard6%
52
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
34
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
0
Climate / cooling1%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Former Mine site at 36.991, -120.909
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
LOS BANOSSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW7.6 yrs56.5
DOS AMIGOSSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs52.1
WILSONSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs52.1
GE3Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs52.0
SAN LUISSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs51.9
WRIGHTSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs51.9
UNKNOWN306054Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs51.9
O'NEILSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs51.9

Former Mine site at 36.991, -120.909: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of Former Mine site at 36.991, -120.909?

Former Mine site at 36.991, -120.909 scores 41.7/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 117th of 234 scored sites in Merced County. The Merced County average is 43.1 and the California average is 45.4.

Which electric utility serves Former Mine site at 36.991, -120.909?

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 Former Mine site at 36.991, -120.909 in?

Former Mine site at 36.991, -120.909 is in the CAISO region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 7.6-year wait from queue request to operation.

How far is Former Mine site at 36.991, -120.909 from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is 801 Tenth Street Modesto (Ayera), about 45 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, “Former Mine site at 36.991, -120.909, Merced County, CA”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/california/merced-county/mine-site-68a7b568 (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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