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OZ Orange

Greenfield

Orange County, California · CAISO

DC Readiness
54.9
Fair / 100

OZ Orange is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Orange County, California, interconnecting through CAISO. It screens at 54.9/100 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
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 IXPOCDC Orange County Datacenter Santa Ana
IXP distance0.8 mi
Fiber providers17
Fiber coverage42.0%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-west2
Cloud region distance30.8 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactOrange County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability95.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, Medium Intensity

Risk & environment

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

Location context

Nearest datacenterOCDC Orange County Datacenter Santa Ana
DC distance0.8 mi
Nearest rail0.7 mi
Nearest gas pipeline3.2 mi
Nearest fiber route34.2 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%
30
Speed to power20%
43
Fiber connectivity12%
86
Energy cost10%
63
Water risk7%
51
Natural hazard6%
42
Buildability7%
95
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
34
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
90
Tax incentive1%
0
Climate / cooling1%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near OZ Orange
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
VALLEYSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW8.2 yrs61.8
INLAND EMPIRESubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW8.2 yrs61.8
HAYNESSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs60.6
HUNTINGTON BEACHSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs60.6
SERRANOSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW8.2 yrs60.2
SAN BERNARDINOSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW8.2 yrs59.9
FUELSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs59.5
Anaheim GTBrownfield66 kV49 MW5.7 yrs59.0

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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