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New-Indy Ontario Mill

Brownfield

Orange County, California · CAISO

DC Readiness
52.9
Fair / 100

New-Indy Ontario Mill is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Orange County, California, interconnecting through CAISO. It screens at 52.9/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 34 MW of candidate capacity and a 5.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationINLAND
Substation distance0.1 mi
Substation voltage66 kV
Available capacity34 MW
LMP zoneCAISO_SP15
Wholesale LMP$11.23/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.18¢/kWh
UtilitySOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COinvestor ownedmoderate to large load · terms ≥ 50 MW

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookModerate
≈ 3.0 yrs typical interconnection wait

Middle-of-the-pack interconnection conditions for this grid.

ISO / RTO regionCAISO
Queue depth227
Avg queue wait5.7 yrs
Recent queue wait3.0 yrs
Completion rate11%
Withdrawal rate89%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPIC2NET Data Center
IXP distance27.2 mi
Fiber providers17
Fiber coverage42.0%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-west2
Cloud region distance40.3 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Land contactState Environmental Cleanup Program
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability95.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, Medium Intensity
Former usegas
Existing capacity34 MW
Retirement date2019-11-01

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintLow (30/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)3.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteTIN INC DBA TEMPLE INLAND
Hazard sub-score42/100
Construction cost index120.0 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterIT
DC distance9.6 mi
Nearest rail0.1 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.5 mi
Nearest fiber route6.6 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

Regulatory climate

Moderatestate posture · as of 2026-08

No notable statewide DC restriction on record; confirm local zoning and utility tariffs.

DC tax incentiveNo / suspended

Site location

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

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Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
44
Speed to power20%
39
Fiber connectivity12%
65
Energy cost10%
63
Water risk7%
24
Natural hazard6%
42
Buildability7%
95
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
90
Land / acreage3%
58
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
98
Tax incentive1%
0
Climate / cooling1%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near New-Indy Ontario Mill
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
VALLEYSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW8.2 yrs59.5
INLAND EMPIRESubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW8.2 yrs59.5
HUNTINGTON BEACHSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs58.1
SAN BERNARDINOSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW8.2 yrs58.1
HAYNESSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs58.1
SERRANOSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW8.2 yrs58.0
Anaheim GTBrownfield66 kV49 MW5.7 yrs57.6
FUELSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs57.3

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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