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Former Mine site at 39.616, -121.070

Former Mine

Plumas, California · CAISO

DC Readiness
41.4
Fair / 100

At a glance

Former Mine site at 39.616, -121.070 is a former mine datacenter candidate site in Plumas, California, scoring 41.4/100 DC Readiness — 39th of 49 scored sites in the county. It sits in the CAISO grid region and the PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO. service territory, where interconnection has averaged 7.6 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

UtilityPACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO.investor ownedrestrictive 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 IXPQuest Roseville
IXP distance58.5 mi
Fiber providers4
Fiber coverage34.6%

Site characteristics

Site typeFormer Mine
Former useMining: Metal; Status: Abandoned
Cleanup statusAbandoned

Risk & environment

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

Location context

Nearest datacenterQuest Roseville
DC distance58.5 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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This site + 8 nearby

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How does Former Mine site at 39.616, -121.070 compare with other sites in Plumas?

Former Mine site at 39.616, -121.070 ranks 39th of 49 scored candidate sites in Plumas. Its 41.4/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 44.4. It is roughly in line with the California average of 45.4 and about 22% 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 (54 vs 66). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is Former Mine site at 39.616, -121.070 to power, fiber and other datacenters?

The nearest located transmission bottleneck is 32218_DRUM _115_32244_BRNSWKT2_115_BR_2 _1 (CAISO), 27 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Quest Roseville at 58.5 miles. 4 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Quest Roseville, 58.5 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Former Mine site at 39.616, -121.070?

The site is in FEMA flood zone D, where flood risk has not been determined. 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.

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
43
Fiber connectivity12%
54
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
24
Natural hazard6%
52
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
34
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
0
Climate / cooling1%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Former Mine site at 39.616, -121.070
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
BUCKS CREEKSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs52.2
BELDENSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs51.5
TAP302668Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs51.4
CARIBOUSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs51.2
Collins Pine ProjectBrownfield35 kV12 MW7.6 yrs47.7
EC Near PortolaGreenfield——7.6 yrs46.9
UNKNOWN306122Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW7.6 yrs46.0
MOHAWKSubstation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW7.6 yrs45.9

Former Mine site at 39.616, -121.070: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of Former Mine site at 39.616, -121.070?

Former Mine site at 39.616, -121.070 scores 41.4/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 39th of 49 scored sites in Plumas. The Plumas average is 44.4 and the California average is 45.4.

Which electric utility serves Former Mine site at 39.616, -121.070?

PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO. (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CORPORATION.

What grid region is Former Mine site at 39.616, -121.070 in?

Former Mine site at 39.616, -121.070 is in the CAISO region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 7.6-year wait from queue request to operation.

Is Former Mine site at 39.616, -121.070 in a flood zone?

The site is in FEMA flood zone D, where flood risk has not been determined.

How far is Former Mine site at 39.616, -121.070 from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is Quest Roseville, about 58.5 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, “Former Mine site at 39.616, -121.070, Plumas, CA”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/california/plumas/mine-site-1dfdda51 (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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