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Snow Creek Restoration Project

Industrial

Placer County, California · WECC

DC Readiness
43.9
Fair / 100

Snow Creek Restoration Project is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Placer County, California, interconnecting through WECC. It screens at 43.9/100 DC Readiness and a 7.6 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

UtilityLIBERTY UTILITIESinvestor owned

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 regionWECC
Queue depth227
Avg queue wait7.6 yrs
Recent queue wait8.3 yrs
Completion rate11%
Withdrawal rate89%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPRoller Network (Reno, NV)
IXP distance20.8 mi
Fiber providers11
Fiber coverage41.2%

Site characteristics

Site typeIndustrial

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Water stress (WRI)High
Wetlands (NWI)—
Critical habitat—
Superfund nearby—
Hazard sub-score52/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterRoller Network (Reno, NV)
DC distance20.8 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

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%
42
Fiber connectivity12%
70
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
24
Natural hazard6%
52
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
60
Land / acreage3%
34
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
0
Climate / cooling1%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Snow Creek Restoration Project
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
RALSTONSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs51.7
OZ PlacerGreenfield——7.6 yrs51.6
WISESubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW7.6 yrs51.6
PLACERSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW7.6 yrs51.5
NEWCASTLESubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW7.6 yrs51.5
FLINTSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW7.6 yrs51.4
MIDDLE FORKSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs51.3
BELLSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW7.6 yrs50.4

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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