Datacenter Sites in Monterey, California
Monterey has 45 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 43.3/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 400 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Relatively High".
At a glance
Monterey, California has 45 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 43.3/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the California average of 45.4. It ranks 42nd of 58 California counties by number of sites and 44th by average score. The top-scoring site is COBURN at 51.4/100.
Site-selection context for Monterey
How does Monterey compare with other counties in California?
By number of scored sites, Monterey ranks 42nd of the 58 California counties with a county page, holding 0.5% of the state's 8,490 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 43.3/100 ranks 44th in the state and is about 18% below the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 852nd-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 0 score 55 or higher.
What types of datacenter sites are in Monterey?
Greenfield sites are the most common (20, 44% of the county's inventory), followed by former mine (9) and industrial (8). Site type reflects how the parcel was identified — next to a substation, on a former mine or brownfield, on industrial or federal excess land — and is scored on the same 14 factors either way.
What are power cost, hazard, water and fiber conditions in Monterey?
Industrial electricity averages 22.93¢/kWh and commercial 29.96¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Relatively High" (48). WRI water stress is high. 7 fiber providers report service in the county. The climate runs 1,000 cooling degree days a year with a mean temperature of 59°F. Land is valued around $12,799 an acre.
By site type
Top datacenter sites in Monterey
Every scored site in Monterey
All 45 sites, best first.
- COBURN · 51.4
- EC Near Dynegy Moss Landing Power Plant Hybrid · 6d502555 · 50.5
- EC Near Dynegy Moss Landing Power Plant Hybrid · b0c75777 · 47.9
- SOLEDAD · 47.8
- EC Near Dynegy Moss Landing Power Plant Hybrid · 410bae8a · 47.6
- EC Near Marina Landfill Gas · 020add52 · 47.5
- OZ Monterey · 0d278630 · 47.4
- EC Near Marina Landfill Gas · 0575f0a2 · 47.1
- EC Near Marina Landfill Gas · 7a9b6291 · 47.0
- EC Near Marina Landfill Gas · 2fdc6def · 46.7
- EC Near Marina Landfill Gas · 2a844667 · 46.4
- EC Near Marina Landfill Gas · d6671f16 · 46.3
- EC Near Dynegy Moss Landing Power Plant Hybrid · 52d93362 · 44.5
- EC Near Dynegy Moss Landing Power Plant Hybrid · 6502487b · 44.0
- EC Near Dynegy Moss Landing Power Plant Hybrid · e7209499 · 43.1
- EC Near Marina Landfill Gas · 7e206741 · 42.7
- EC Near Marina Landfill Gas · 05f7b2f0 · 42.4
- EC Near Dynegy Moss Landing Power Plant Hybrid · e3529e1e · 42.3
- Mine Site · 1bae796d · 41.9
- Cortes Truck Center 2 · 41.9
- Mine Site · c90c5372 · 41.9
- Cortes Hotel · 41.9
- Ralphs Auto Repair Shop · 41.9
- Cortes Truck Center · 41.9
- Perez Auto Repair - 15 Sherwood Salinas · 41.9
- 10 & 12 Soledad · 41.9
- Mine Site · 1d17d053 · 41.8
- Mine Site · 115fe3b0 · 41.8
- Mine Site · 980f7438 · 41.8
- Mine Site · c4dd0784 · 41.8
- PRIEST VALLEY · 7a58b196 · 41.7
- Mine Site · c9244439 · 41.7
- Mine Site · e152f55d · 41.7
- SALINAS MUNICIPAL ARPT MOA · e5cb4eb3 · 41.6
- VA Palo Alto HCS-VAMC Palo Alto, CA DIv. · 5e5036e3 · 41.4
- EC Near Marina Landfill Gas · 6caebc22 · 41.3
- OZ Monterey · 7387ee39 · 41.3
- EC Near Dynegy Moss Landing Power Plant Hybrid · d636d1a7 · 41.1
- San Lucas Public Library · 41.1
- Reconstruction of Mary Chapa and EL Camino Real Sc · 40.8
- NMFS MONTEREY CA SITE INSTALLATION · c6b21ab5 · 40.7
- BIG SUR · f1138d7c · 40.6
- BIG SUR · 0394cd5c · 40.4
- EC Near Dynegy Moss Landing Power Plant Hybrid · 41e9f4c3 · 40.2
- Mine Site · 649a087c · 40.0
Monterey datacenter FAQ
How many datacenter sites are in Monterey?
45 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 43.3/100 DC Readiness. That is the 42nd-most of 58 California counties with five or more sites.
What is the highest-scoring datacenter site in Monterey?
COBURN scores 51.4/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 45 scored sites in Monterey (a substation-adjacent site).
Does Monterey offer datacenter tax incentives?
No datacenter-specific tax incentive is on record for Monterey in the GridCensus county dataset.
What is the natural-hazard risk in Monterey?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Monterey as "Relatively High" (score 48).
What are industrial electricity rates in Monterey?
Average industrial electricity is 22.93¢/kWh and commercial is 29.96¢/kWh in Monterey.
More in California
- All datacenter sites in California· 8,490 sites
- Operating datacenters in California
- Electric substations in California
- Los Angeles County· 691 sites · avg 49.8
- Fresno County· 628 sites · avg 43.8
- San Diego· 550 sites · avg 47.7
- Riverside County· 376 sites · avg 45.5
- Yolo County· 363 sites · avg 46.7
- Alameda· 313 sites · avg 49.4
- Greenfield sites in California
- Former Mine sites in California
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 November 13, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: GridCensus, “Datacenter candidate sites in Monterey, California”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/california/monterey (data as of November 13, 2026).
Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.
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