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Greenfield (CHESTER - NORTH ROCHESTER)

Greenfield

Olmsted County, California · CAISO

DC Readiness
54.6
Fair / 100

Greenfield (CHESTER - NORTH ROCHESTER) is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Olmsted County, California, interconnecting through CAISO. It screens at 54.6/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 100 MW of candidate capacity and a 8.2 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationCHESTER
Substation voltage161 kV
Available capacity100 MW

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionCAISO
Queue depth480
Avg queue wait8.2 yrs

Connectivity

Nearest IXPSFN MN-Rochester
IXP distance9.6 mi
Fiber providers11
Fiber coverage84.3%

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)Low
Wetlands (NWI)
Critical habitat
Superfund nearby
Hazard sub-score75/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterEpic / Mayo Data Center
DC distance8.8 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (25)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity13.49¢/kWh
Industrial electricity10.79¢/kWh
Cooling degree days600
Heating degree days7,700
Land price / acre$7,058

Incentive detail: Sales tax exemption on DC equipment and electricity for qualified DCs.

Site location

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

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
32
Speed to power15%
29
Fiber connectivity12%
81
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk8%
92
Natural hazard8%
75
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
45
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
95

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Greenfield (CHESTER - NORTH ROCHESTER)
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
EC Coal Olmsted CountyGreenfield1.4 yrs68.0
EC Near Silver LakeGreenfield1.4 yrs67.4
UNKNOWN129399Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW2.8 yrs67.4
CASCADE CREEKSubstation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW2.8 yrs66.7
BAMBER VALLEYSubstation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW2.8 yrs66.5
UNKNOWN129401Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW2.8 yrs66.5
ZUMBRO RIVERSubstation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW2.8 yrs66.4
IBMSubstation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW2.8 yrs66.3

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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