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Orange County, California · CAISO

DC Readiness
56.9
Good / 100

HAYNES is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Orange County, California, interconnecting through CAISO. It screens at 56.9/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 300 MW of candidate capacity and a 8.2 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationHAYNES
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage230 kV
Available capacity300 MW

Speed to power

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

Connectivity

Nearest IXPCogent La Mirada
IXP distance9.0 mi
Fiber providers17
Fiber coverage42.0%

Site characteristics

Former usegas
Existing capacity1,146 MW
Retirement date2013-06-01

Risk & environment

Water stress (WRI)High
Wetlands (NWI)
Critical habitat
Superfund nearby
Hazard sub-score52/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterCogent La Mirada
DC distance9.0 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

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%
78
Speed to power15%
58
Fiber connectivity12%
65
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk8%
24
Natural hazard8%
52
Buildability7%
60
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
34
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near HAYNES
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
VALLEYSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW8.2 yrs59.7
INLAND EMPIRESubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW8.2 yrs59.6
Anaheim GTBrownfield66 kV49 MW5.7 yrs58.1
SERRANOSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW8.2 yrs57.4
HUNTINGTON BEACHSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs57.1
Amazon San BernardinoBrownfield500 kV1 MW5.7 yrs56.3
FUELSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs56.2
Southeast Resource RecoveryBrownfield66 kV36 MW5.7 yrs55.5

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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