EC Near Portola
GreenfieldPlumas, California · CAISO
At a glance
EC Near Portola is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Plumas, California, scoring 40.7/100 DC Readiness — 47th of 49 scored sites in the county. It sits in the CAISO grid region and the PLUMAS-SIERRA RURAL ELEC COOP service territory, where interconnection has averaged 7.6 years from request to operation.
Power & interconnection
Speed to power
Deep queue and long historical waits — plan for a multi-year interconnection timeline and engage the utility early.
Connectivity
Site characteristics
Risk & environment
Location context
Regulatory climate
No notable statewide DC restriction on record; confirm local zoning and utility tariffs.
Site location
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How does EC Near Portola compare with other sites in Plumas?
EC Near Portola ranks 47th of 49 scored candidate sites in Plumas. Its 40.7/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 44.4. It is about 10% below the California average of 45.4 and about 23% below the national average of 53.2.
Against the California average, its strongest sub-score is natural hazard (52 vs 51) and its weakest is fiber connectivity (46 vs 66). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.
How close is EC Near Portola to power, fiber and other datacenters?
The nearest located transmission bottleneck is 32218_DRUM _115_32244_BRNSWKT2_115_BR_2 _1 (CAISO), 52 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is CENTRA RNO01 - Reno Nevada (200 S. Virginia) at 39.1 miles. 4 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Switch Tahoe Reno, 38.7 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC Near Portola?
The site is in FEMA flood zone D, where flood risk has not been determined. WRI rates baseline water stress at 3.80 on a 0–5 scale. No mapped wetlands are recorded on the parcel. At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Plumas "Relatively High".
Full DC Readiness breakdown
All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.
Nearby comparable sites
Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Plumas, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUCKS CREEK | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 7.6 yrs | 52.2 |
| BELDEN | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 7.6 yrs | 51.5 |
| TAP302668 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 7.6 yrs | 51.4 |
| CARIBOU | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 7.6 yrs | 51.2 |
| Collins Pine Project | Brownfield | 35 kV | 12 MW | 7.6 yrs | 47.7 |
| EC Near Portola | Greenfield | — | — | 7.6 yrs | 46.9 |
| UNKNOWN306122 | Substation-Adjacent | 69 kV | 50 MW | 7.6 yrs | 46.0 |
| MOHAWK | Substation-Adjacent | 69 kV | 50 MW | 7.6 yrs | 45.9 |
EC Near Portola: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of EC Near Portola?
EC Near Portola scores 40.7/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 47th of 49 scored sites in Plumas. The Plumas average is 44.4 and the California average is 45.4.
Which electric utility serves EC Near Portola?
PLUMAS-SIERRA RURAL ELEC COOP (not available) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is PLUMAS-SIERRA RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE.
What grid region is EC Near Portola in?
EC Near Portola is in the CAISO region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 7.6-year wait from queue request to operation.
Is EC Near Portola in a flood zone?
The site is in FEMA flood zone D, where flood risk has not been determined.
Who owns EC Near Portola?
Parcel records list the owner as PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY (private land).
How far is EC Near Portola from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is CENTRA RNO01 - Reno Nevada (200 S. Virginia), about 39.1 miles away; 4 fiber providers report service at the location.
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About this data
Source: GridCensus composite of HIFLD transmission and substation data, EIA, FEMA National Risk Index, FCC broadband data, PeeringDB and ISO interconnection queues, as published October 10, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: GridCensus, “EC Near Portola, Plumas, CA”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/california/plumas/ec-near-portola-13a50dfd (data as of October 10, 2026).
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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