EC Coal Riverside County
GreenfieldRiverside County, California · CAISO
At a glance
EC Coal Riverside County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Riverside County, California, scoring 50.8/100 DC Readiness — 35th of 376 scored sites in the county. It sits in the CAISO grid region and the SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON CO 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 Coal Riverside County compare with other sites in Riverside County?
EC Coal Riverside County ranks 35th of 376 scored candidate sites in Riverside County. Its 50.8/100 is about 12% above the county average of 45.5. It is about 12% above the California average of 45.4 and roughly in line with the national average of 53.2.
Against the California average, its strongest sub-score is fiber connectivity (74 vs 66) and its weakest is natural hazard (42 vs 51). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.
How close is EC Coal Riverside County to power, fiber and other datacenters?
The nearest located transmission bottleneck is 24601_VICTOR _230_24085_LUGO _230_BR_4 _1 (CAISO), 29 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is AISO Data Center at 23.4 miles. 15 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is IT, 9.7 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC Coal Riverside County?
The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk). WRI rates baseline water stress at 3.80 on a 0–5 scale. No mapped wetlands are recorded on the parcel. A Superfund site is nearby (ECCO EQUIPMENT CORPORATION). At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Riverside County "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 Riverside County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEVERS | Substation-Adjacent | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 7.6 yrs | 57.7 |
| Tequesquite Landfill | Brownfield | 66 kV | 8 MW | 7.6 yrs | 57.0 |
| RED BLUFF | Substation-Adjacent | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 7.6 yrs | 56.6 |
| OZ Riverside | Greenfield | — | — | 7.6 yrs | 54.7 |
| OZ Riverside | Greenfield | — | — | 7.6 yrs | 54.2 |
| OZ Riverside | Greenfield | — | — | 7.6 yrs | 54.1 |
| CAPACITOR | Substation-Adjacent | 345 kV | 600 MW | 7.6 yrs | 54.0 |
| OZ Riverside | Greenfield | — | — | 7.6 yrs | 53.9 |
EC Coal Riverside County: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of EC Coal Riverside County?
EC Coal Riverside County scores 50.8/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 35th of 376 scored sites in Riverside County. The Riverside County average is 45.5 and the California average is 45.4.
Which electric utility serves EC Coal Riverside County?
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON CO (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON.
What grid region is EC Coal Riverside County in?
EC Coal Riverside County is in the CAISO region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 7.6-year wait from queue request to operation.
Is EC Coal Riverside County in a flood zone?
The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk).
Who owns EC Coal Riverside County?
Parcel records list the owner as AZUSA LIGHT & POWER (private land).
How far is EC Coal Riverside County from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is AISO Data Center, about 23.4 miles away; 15 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 Coal Riverside County, Riverside County, CA”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/california/riverside-county/ec-coal-riverside-county-8cc7605e (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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