Spadra Landfill Gas to Energy

Brownfield

Orange County, California · CAISO

DC Readiness
48.6
Fair / 100

Spadra Landfill Gas to Energy is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Orange County, California, interconnecting through CAISO. It screens at 48.6/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 11 MW of candidate capacity and a 5.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Substation distance8.7 mi
Substation voltage230 kV
Available capacity11 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 IXPFireline Broadband
IXP distance15.8 mi
Fiber providers18
Fiber coverage41.1%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-west2
Cloud region distance24.2 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Parcel ownerLos Angeles County Sanitation
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability95.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, Medium Intensity
Former usegas
Existing capacity11 MW
Retirement date2015-09-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone D
Water stress (WRI)3.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteCHUCKS ENGINE REBUILDING
Hazard sub-score42/100
Construction cost index120.0 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterFireline Broadband
DC distance15.8 mi
Nearest rail0.4 mi
Nearest gas pipeline4.8 mi
Nearest fiber route18.8 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%
14
Speed to power15%
36
Fiber connectivity12%
74
Energy cost10%
63
Water risk8%
51
Natural hazard8%
42
Buildability7%
95
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
75
Land / acreage3%
47
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
85
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Spadra Landfill Gas to Energy
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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