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Datacenter Sites in Riverside County, California

Riverside County has 376 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 45.5/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 8,359 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Relatively High".

At a glance

Riverside County, California has 376 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 45.5/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the California average of 45.4. It ranks 4th of 58 California counties by number of sites and 23rd by average score. The top-scoring site is DEVERS at 57.7/100.

376
Candidate sites
45.5/100
Avg DC Readiness
8,359 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Relatively High
Hazard rating
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Top 25 in Riverside County

Site-selection context for Riverside County

No
Datacenter tax incentive
18.08¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
14.89¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
15
Fiber providers
High
Water stress
$19,831
Land price / acre
1,000
Cooling degree days
2,500
Heating degree days
59°F
Mean annual temp

How does Riverside County compare with other counties in California?

By number of scored sites, Riverside County ranks 4th of the 58 California counties with a county page, holding 4.4% of the state's 8,490 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 45.5/100 ranks 23rd in the state and is about 14% below the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 26th-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 3 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in Riverside County?

Federal Excess sites are the most common (141, 38% of the county's inventory), followed by industrial (120) and substation-adjacent (52). Site type reflects how the parcel was identified — next to a substation, on a former mine or brownfield, on industrial or federal excess land — and is scored on the same 14 factors either way.

What are power cost, hazard, water and fiber conditions in Riverside County?

Industrial electricity averages 14.89¢/kWh and commercial 18.08¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Relatively High" (48). WRI water stress is high. 15 fiber providers report service in the county. The climate runs 1,000 cooling degree days a year with a mean temperature of 59°F. Land is valued around $19,831 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Riverside County

Top datacenter sites in Riverside County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
DEVERSSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW7.6 yrs57.7
Tequesquite LandfillBrownfield66 kV8 MW7.6 yrs57.0
RED BLUFFSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW7.6 yrs56.6
OZ RiversideGreenfield——7.6 yrs54.7
OZ RiversideGreenfield——7.6 yrs54.2
OZ RiversideGreenfield——7.6 yrs54.1
CAPACITORSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW7.6 yrs54.0
EC Near Corona Energy Partners, LtdGreenfield——7.6 yrs53.9
OZ RiversideGreenfield——7.6 yrs53.9
EC Near Corona Energy Partners, LtdGreenfield——7.6 yrs53.7
OZ RiversideGreenfield——7.6 yrs53.4
MIRAGESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs53.2
UNKNOWN307724Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs53.2
COACHELLA VALLEYSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs53.1
EC Near Corona Energy Partners, LtdGreenfield——7.6 yrs53.0
OZ RiversideGreenfield——7.6 yrs52.8
OZ RiversideGreenfield——7.6 yrs52.7
OZ RiversideGreenfield——7.6 yrs52.6
EC Near Corona Energy Partners, LtdGreenfield——7.6 yrs52.6
JULIAN HINDSSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs52.3
EAGLE MTSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs52.3
OZ RiversideGreenfield——7.6 yrs52.2
San Gorgonio 1Brownfield66 kV2 MW7.6 yrs52.1
IRON MTSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs52.0
OZ RiversideGreenfield——7.6 yrs52.0

Every scored site in Riverside County

All 376 sites, best first.

Riverside County datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Riverside County?

376 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 45.5/100 DC Readiness. That is the 4th-most of 58 California counties with five or more sites.

What is the highest-scoring datacenter site in Riverside County?

DEVERS scores 57.7/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 376 scored sites in Riverside County (a substation-adjacent site).

Does Riverside County offer datacenter tax incentives?

No datacenter-specific tax incentive is on record for Riverside County in the GridCensus county dataset.

What is the natural-hazard risk in Riverside County?

FEMA's National Risk Index rates Riverside County as "Relatively High" (score 48).

What are industrial electricity rates in Riverside County?

Average industrial electricity is 14.89¢/kWh and commercial is 18.08¢/kWh in Riverside County.

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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 November 13, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: GridCensus, “Datacenter candidate sites in Riverside County, California”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/california/riverside-county (data as of November 13, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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