Greenfield (CAJALCO TAP - VALLEY)

Greenfield

Orange County, California · CAISO

DC Readiness
45.4
Fair / 100

Greenfield (CAJALCO TAP - VALLEY) is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Orange County, California, interconnecting through CAISO. It screens at 45.4/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 100 MW of candidate capacity and a 5.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationCAJALCO TAP
Substation voltage115 kV
Available capacity100 MW
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 IXPAISO Data Center
IXP distance2.8 mi
Fiber providers18
Fiber coverage41.1%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-west2
Cloud region distance64.3 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerAZUSA LIGHT & POWER
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability45.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Cultivated Crops

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone AE (SFHA)
Water stress (WRI)3.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score37/100
Construction cost index120.0 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterAISO Data Center
DC distance2.8 mi
Nearest rail2.5 mi
Nearest gas pipeline1.7 mi
Nearest fiber route23.1 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%
28
Speed to power15%
35
Fiber connectivity12%
70
Energy cost10%
63
Water risk8%
24
Natural hazard8%
37
Buildability7%
45
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
30
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
95
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Greenfield (CAJALCO TAP - VALLEY)
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.

Go deeper than the public screen

This page shows a public slice of the GridCensus dataset for Greenfield (CAJALCO TAP - VALLEY), Orange County. Pro and Enterprise plans unlock the full 164,098-site catalog, raw sub-scores, parcel ownership, interconnection-queue detail, saved searches, and programmatic API access.