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Datacenter Sites in Napa, California

Napa has 72 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 43.5/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 1,200 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Relatively High".

At a glance

Napa, California has 72 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 43.5/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the California average of 45.4. It ranks 33rd of 58 California counties by number of sites and 42nd by average score. The top-scoring site is OAKMONT SOUTH at 55.0/100.

72
Candidate sites
43.5/100
Avg DC Readiness
1,200 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Relatively High
Hazard rating
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Top 25 in Napa

Site-selection context for Napa

No
Datacenter tax incentive
29.96¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
22.93¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
2
Fiber providers
High
Water stress
$61,295
Land price / acre
1,000
Cooling degree days
2,500
Heating degree days
59°F
Mean annual temp

How does Napa compare with other counties in California?

By number of scored sites, Napa ranks 33rd of the 58 California counties with a county page, holding 0.8% of the state's 8,490 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 43.5/100 ranks 42nd in the state and is about 18% below the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 500th-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 1 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in Napa?

Federal Excess sites are the most common (51, 71% of the county's inventory), followed by substation-adjacent (8) and greenfield (7). 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 Napa?

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. 2 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 $61,295 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Napa

Top datacenter sites in Napa
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
OAKMONT SOUTHSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs55.0
OAKMONT NORTHSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs54.9
SONOMASubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW7.6 yrs50.9
NAPASubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW7.6 yrs50.8
OZ NapaGreenfield——7.6 yrs50.2
PUEBLOSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW7.6 yrs49.9
SILVERADOSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW7.6 yrs49.4
EC Near Coca Cola American CanyonGreenfield——7.6 yrs48.3
MONTICELLOSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW7.6 yrs48.0
HOMESTAKESubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW7.6 yrs46.9
EC Near Coca Cola American CanyonGreenfield——7.6 yrs46.9
EC Near Coca Cola American CanyonGreenfield——7.6 yrs46.5
EC Near Coca Cola American CanyonGreenfield——7.6 yrs45.7
EC Near Coca Cola American CanyonGreenfield——7.6 yrs45.2
Napa Flood Control District-Napa Flood Control Nr20Industrial——7.6 yrs44.9
Napa Flood Control District-Napa Flood Control Nr19Industrial——7.6 yrs44.9
Mine SiteFormer Mine——7.6 yrs44.8
Napa Flood Control District-Napa Flood Control Nr27Industrial——7.6 yrs44.1
Napa Flood Control District-Napa Flood Control Nr18Industrial——7.6 yrs43.4
Solano ProjectFederal Excess——7.6 yrs42.7
Solano ProjectFederal Excess——7.6 yrs42.6
Solano ProjectFederal Excess——7.6 yrs42.6
Solano ProjectFederal Excess——7.6 yrs42.6
Solano ProjectFederal Excess——7.6 yrs42.6
Solano ProjectFederal Excess——7.6 yrs42.6

Every scored site in Napa

All 72 sites, best first.

Napa datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Napa?

72 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 43.5/100 DC Readiness. That is the 33rd-most of 58 California counties with five or more sites.

What is the highest-scoring datacenter site in Napa?

OAKMONT SOUTH scores 55.0/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 72 scored sites in Napa (a substation-adjacent site).

Does Napa offer datacenter tax incentives?

No datacenter-specific tax incentive is on record for Napa in the GridCensus county dataset.

What is the natural-hazard risk in Napa?

FEMA's National Risk Index rates Napa as "Relatively High" (score 48).

What are industrial electricity rates in Napa?

Average industrial electricity is 22.93¢/kWh and commercial is 29.96¢/kWh in Napa.

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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 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 Napa, California”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/california/napa (data as of November 13, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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