EC Near Kings Beach

Greenfield

Placer County, California · CAISO

DC Readiness
45.4
Fair / 100

EC Near Kings Beach is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Placer County, California, interconnecting through CAISO. It screens at 45.4/100 DC Readiness and a 5.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zoneCAISO_NP15
Wholesale LMP$16.53/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.28¢/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 IXPRoller Network (Reno, NV)
IXP distance21.9 mi
Fiber providers8
Fiber coverage29.9%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionwestus
Cloud region distance165.0 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerPACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability50.0/100
Former usenear retired oil plant (10km)

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone A (SFHA)
Water stress (WRI)3.80
Wetlands (NWI)Present
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score27/100
Construction cost index111.5 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterRoller Network (Reno, NV)
DC distance21.9 mi
Nearest rail14.2 mi
Nearest gas pipeline5.5 mi
Nearest fiber route56.4 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (48)
DC tax incentiveNo
Commercial electricity27.51¢/kWh
Industrial electricity21.30¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,000
Heating degree days2,500
Land price / acre$12,188

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power15%
35
Fiber connectivity12%
63
Energy cost10%
63
Water risk8%
49
Natural hazard8%
27
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
65
Land / acreage3%
43
Construction cost3%
57
Gas pipeline2%
82
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Near Kings Beach
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
PLACERSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW5.7 yrs56.8
HIGGINSSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW5.7 yrs55.5
BELLSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW5.7 yrs54.7
RALSTONSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs54.2
Greenfield (RALSTON - GOLD HILL)Greenfield230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs53.0
TAP302687Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW5.7 yrs50.6
OZ PlacerGreenfield5.7 yrs50.4
Greenfield (RALSTON - GOLD HILL)Greenfield230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs48.7

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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