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Starbucks - Evolution Fresh

Brownfield

Orange County, California · CAISO

DC Readiness
55.3
Good / 100

Starbucks - Evolution Fresh is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Orange County, California, interconnecting through CAISO. It screens at 55.3/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 1 MW of candidate capacity and a 7.6 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationFORGE
Substation distance0.4 mi
Substation voltage66 kV
Available capacity1 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 outlookConstrained
≈ 8.3 yrs typical interconnection wait

Deep queue and long historical waits — plan for a multi-year interconnection timeline and engage the utility early.

ISO / RTO regionCAISO
Queue depth227
Avg queue wait7.6 yrs
Recent queue wait8.3 yrs
Completion rate11%
Withdrawal rate89%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPAecero - Orange County (SNA1)
IXP distance29.4 mi
Fiber providers17
Fiber coverage42.0%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-west2
Cloud region distance39.8 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Parcel ownerStarbucks
Land contactState Environmental Cleanup Program
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability100.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, High Intensity
Former usegas
Existing capacity1 MW
Retirement date2024-06-01

Risk & environment

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

Location context

Nearest datacenterIT
DC distance13.0 mi
Nearest rail0.1 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.6 mi
Nearest fiber route3.7 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%
38
Speed to power20%
46
Fiber connectivity12%
64
Energy cost10%
63
Water risk7%
52
Natural hazard6%
42
Buildability7%
100
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 Starbucks - Evolution Fresh
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
INLAND EMPIRESubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW7.6 yrs62.3
VALLEYSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW7.6 yrs62.3
HUNTINGTON BEACHSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs61.0
HAYNESSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs60.9
SERRANOSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW7.6 yrs60.8
SAN BERNARDINOSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW7.6 yrs60.2
FUELSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs59.8
MIRA LOMASubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW7.6 yrs59.2

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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