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EC Near Portola

Greenfield

Plumas, California · CAISO

DC Readiness
43.3
Fair / 100

EC Near Portola is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Plumas, California, interconnecting through CAISO. It screens at 43.3/100 DC Readiness and a 5.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zoneCAISO_NP15
Wholesale LMP$16.53/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.30¢/kWh
UtilityPLUMAS-SIERRA RURAL ELEC COOPnot available

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookModerate
≈ 3.0 yrs typical interconnection wait

Middle-of-the-pack interconnection conditions for this grid.

ISO / RTO regionCAISO
Queue depth227
Avg queue wait5.7 yrs
Recent queue wait3.0 yrs
Completion rate11%
Withdrawal rate89%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPCENTRA RNO01 - Reno Nevada (200 S. Virginia)
IXP distance38.7 mi
Fiber providers4
Fiber coverage34.6%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionwestus
Cloud region distance173.1 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactPlumas County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability50.0/100
Former usenear retired oil plant (5km)

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)3.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score52/100
Construction cost index111.5 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterSwitch Tahoe Reno
DC distance38.4 mi
Nearest rail2.4 mi
Nearest gas pipeline31.2 mi
Nearest fiber route12.5 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (48)
DC tax incentiveNo
Commercial electricity29.96¢/kWh
Industrial electricity22.93¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,000
Heating degree days2,500
Land price / acre$4,222

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%
29
Fiber connectivity12%
58
Energy cost10%
63
Water risk7%
50
Natural hazard6%
52
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
45
Land / acreage3%
34
Construction cost3%
57
Gas pipeline2%
0
Tax incentive1%
0
Climate / cooling1%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Near Portola
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
BUCKS CREEKSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs50.3
BELDENSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs48.7
TAP302668Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs48.6
CARIBOUSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs48.4
Collins Pine ProjectBrownfield35 kV12 MW5.7 yrs46.1
EC Near PortolaGreenfield——5.7 yrs44.5
EAST QUINCYSubstation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW8.2 yrs44.0
OZ PlumasGreenfield——5.7 yrs43.7

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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