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EC FFE Mono County

Greenfield

Mono County, California · CAISO

DC Readiness
40.3
Fair / 100

EC FFE Mono County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Mono County, California, interconnecting through CAISO. It screens at 40.3/100 DC Readiness and a 5.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zoneCAISO_NP15
Wholesale LMP$16.53/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.24¢/kWh
UtilitySOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COinvestor ownedmoderate to large load · terms ≥ 50 MW

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookModerate
≈ 3.0 yrs typical interconnection wait

Middle-of-the-pack interconnection conditions for this grid.

ISO / RTO regionCAISO
Queue depth227
Avg queue wait5.7 yrs
Recent queue wait3.0 yrs
Completion rate11%
Withdrawal rate89%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPUnwired FAT1 - Fresno Colocation
IXP distance90.6 mi
Fiber providers3
Fiber coverage33.9%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-west-1
Cloud region distance169.3 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactMono County County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability80.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Grassland/Herbaceous
Former usefossil fuel employment

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintLow (25/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)3.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatPresent
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score32/100
Construction cost index82.5 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterUnwired FAT1 - Fresno Colocation
DC distance90.6 mi
Nearest rail2.9 mi
Nearest gas pipeline76.6 mi
Nearest fiber route3.5 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (48)
DC tax incentiveNo
Commercial electricity24.34¢/kWh
Industrial electricity17.36¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,000
Heating degree days2,500
Land price / acre$3,138

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

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Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
29
Fiber connectivity12%
55
Energy cost10%
53
Water risk7%
24
Natural hazard6%
32
Buildability7%
80
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
25
Land / acreage3%
34
Construction cost3%
81
Gas pipeline2%
0
Tax incentive1%
0
Climate / cooling1%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC FFE Mono County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
INYOSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs48.6
CONTROLSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs48.5
UPPER GORGESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs48.5
MOMMOTH PACIFIC 1Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW8.2 yrs45.9
POOLE PHSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW8.2 yrs44.3
CONTROL GORGESubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW8.2 yrs44.2
BISHOP CREEK 3Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW8.2 yrs44.2
SHERWINSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW8.2 yrs44.1

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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