EC Near AES Huntington Beach LLC

Greenfield

Orange County, California · CAISO

DC Readiness
48.2
Fair / 100

EC Near AES Huntington Beach LLC is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Orange County, California, interconnecting through CAISO. It screens at 48.2/100 DC Readiness and a 5.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zoneCAISO_SP15
Wholesale LMP$11.23/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.18¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionCAISO
Queue depth311
Avg queue wait5.7 yrs
Recent queue wait3.0 yrs
Completion rate11%
Withdrawal rate89%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPCentersquare Los Angeles (LAX3)
IXP distance14.0 mi
Fiber providers8
Fiber coverage29.9%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-west2
Cloud region distance34.3 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerAZUSA LIGHT & POWER
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability50.0/100
Former usenear retired gas plant (10km)

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)3.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score52/100
Construction cost index111.5 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterCentersquare Los Angeles (LAX3)
DC distance14.0 mi
Nearest rail6.6 mi
Nearest gas pipeline7.1 mi
Nearest fiber route49.4 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (48)
DC tax incentiveNo
Commercial electricity18.49¢/kWh
Industrial electricity14.86¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,000
Heating degree days2,500
Land price / acre$15,003

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power15%
35
Fiber connectivity12%
68
Energy cost10%
63
Water risk8%
45
Natural hazard8%
52
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
90
Land / acreage3%
30
Construction cost3%
57
Gas pipeline2%
77
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Near AES Huntington Beach LLC
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
SERRANOSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW5.7 yrs66.6
HAYNESSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs66.0
HUNTINGTON BEACHSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs65.7
VALLEYSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW5.7 yrs65.7
AES Alamitos LLCBrownfield940 MW65.5
INLAND EMPIRESubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW5.7 yrs64.9
BARRESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs64.1
LEWISSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs63.7

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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