Datacenter Sites in Sacramento County, California

Sacramento County has 240 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 48.6/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 11,400 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Relatively High".

At a glance

Sacramento County, California has 240 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 48.6/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the California average of 45.4. It ranks 11th of 58 California counties by number of sites and 9th by average score. The top-scoring site is Substation-Adjacent site · 1814965c at 58.0/100.

240

Candidate sites

48.6/100

Avg DC Readiness

11,400 MW

Catalogued capacity

theoretical aggregate

Relatively High

Hazard rating

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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40

Top 25 in Sacramento County

Site-selection context for Sacramento County

Datacenter tax incentive

22.04¢/kWh

Commercial electricity

17.44¢/kWh

Industrial electricity

Fiber providers

High

Water stress

$15,766

Land price / acre

1,000

Cooling degree days

2,500

Heating degree days

59°F

Mean annual temp

How does Sacramento County compare with other counties in California?

By number of scored sites, Sacramento County ranks 11th of the 58 California counties with a county page, holding 2.8% of the state's 8,490 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 48.6/100 ranks 9th in the state and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 78th-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 26 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in Sacramento County?

Industrial sites are the most common (79, 33% of the county's inventory), followed by federal excess (71) and substation-adjacent (67). 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 Sacramento County?

Industrial electricity averages 17.44¢/kWh and commercial 22.04¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Relatively High" (48). WRI water stress is high. 10 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 $15,766 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Sacramento County

Top datacenter sites in Sacramento County
Site	Type	Voltage	Capacity	Queue wait	Score
UNKNOWN302253	Substation-Adjacent	230 kV	300 MW	7.6 yrs	58.0
STATION A	Substation-Adjacent	230 kV	300 MW	7.6 yrs	57.8
NORTH CITY	Substation-Adjacent	230 kV	300 MW	7.6 yrs	57.8
STATION D	Substation-Adjacent	230 kV	300 MW	7.6 yrs	57.7
STATION B	Substation-Adjacent	230 kV	300 MW	7.6 yrs	57.7
FIDDYMENT	Substation-Adjacent	230 kV	300 MW	7.6 yrs	57.6
NATOMAS	Substation-Adjacent	230 kV	300 MW	7.6 yrs	57.2
BERRY ST.	Substation-Adjacent	230 kV	300 MW	7.6 yrs	57.0
UNKNOWN303291	Substation-Adjacent	230 kV	300 MW	7.6 yrs	56.9
ELVERTA	Substation-Adjacent	230 kV	300 MW	7.6 yrs	56.9
UNKNOWN301425	Substation-Adjacent	230 kV	300 MW	7.6 yrs	56.8
SACRAMENTO	Substation-Adjacent	230 kV	300 MW	7.6 yrs	56.7
LAKE FOREST	Substation-Adjacent	230 kV	300 MW	7.6 yrs	56.7
HURLEY	Substation-Adjacent	230 kV	300 MW	7.6 yrs	56.7
HUNT-WESSON	Substation-Adjacent	230 kV	300 MW	7.6 yrs	56.6
HEDGE	Substation-Adjacent	230 kV	300 MW	7.6 yrs	56.6
ROSEVILLE	Substation-Adjacent	230 kV	300 MW	7.6 yrs	56.6
BRIGHTON	Substation-Adjacent	230 kV	300 MW	7.6 yrs	56.6
CANYONLANDS	Substation-Adjacent	230 kV	300 MW	7.6 yrs	56.5
SOUTH CITY	Substation-Adjacent	230 kV	300 MW	7.6 yrs	56.5
ORANGEVALE	Substation-Adjacent	230 kV	300 MW	7.6 yrs	56.5
LAKE	Substation-Adjacent	230 kV	300 MW	7.6 yrs	56.4
POCKET	Substation-Adjacent	230 kV	300 MW	7.6 yrs	56.3
WIRE-48TH	Substation-Adjacent	230 kV	300 MW	7.6 yrs	56.3
FOLSOM	Substation-Adjacent	230 kV	300 MW	7.6 yrs	56.2

Every scored site in Sacramento County

All 240 sites, best first.

Substation-Adjacent site · 1814965c · 58.0
STATION A · 57.8
NORTH CITY · 57.8
STATION B · 57.7
STATION D · 57.7
FIDDYMENT · 57.6
NATOMAS · 57.2
BERRY ST. · 57.0
ELVERTA · 56.9
Substation-Adjacent site · 3d781aa3 · 56.9
Substation-Adjacent site · 5bfc2120 · 56.8
LAKE FOREST · 56.7
HURLEY · 56.7
SACRAMENTO · 462b7e49 · 56.7
BRIGHTON · 56.6
HEDGE · 56.6
HUNT-WESSON · 56.6
ROSEVILLE · 56.6
CANYONLANDS · 56.5
ORANGEVALE · 56.5
SOUTH CITY · 56.5
LAKE · 56.4
WIRE-48TH · 56.3
POCKET · 56.3
FOLSOM · 56.2
ELK GROVE · 55.0
OZ Sacramento · 9680215c · 54.9
RANCHO SECO · 54.7
OZ Sacramento · a5bfe31a · 54.4
OZ Sacramento · 3911f012 · 54.0
OZ Sacramento · d511d3af · 54.0
MID CITY · 53.8
OZ Sacramento · 4d362383 · 53.7
Substation-Adjacent site · 8ad18492 · 53.7
WEST SACRAMENTO · 53.4
OZ Sacramento · 80a4101c · 52.9
MARTIN LUTHER KING · 52.8
NIMBUS · 52.5
JAMESTOWN · 52.5
Substation-Adjacent site · 70b4c067 · 52.5
EAST CITY · 52.3
FOOTHILL · 52.3
DEEPWATER · 52.3
POWER INN · 52.2
POWER INN-ELDER CREEK · 52.1
OZ Sacramento · 96f2e24e · 52.1
CAVITT · 52.0
CLARKSVILLE · 51.9
Substation-Adjacent site · 88761f35 · 51.9
Substation-Adjacent site · e7c917c7 · 51.9
HORSESHOE · 51.8
OZ Sacramento · 396a08e3 · 51.7
OZ Sacramento · c01df527 · 51.7
OZ Sacramento · b2b97be8 · 51.1
Substation-Adjacent site · baea2eef · 51.1
OZ Sacramento · 475f3691 · 51.1
KATHLEEN ACADEMY · 50.6
ALBATROSS · 50.6
WRIGHT TAP · 50.5
SUTTER-VALE VISTA · 50.4
POST · 50.4
SUTTER-VALE VISTA TAP · 50.4
KENNETH-GARFIELD · 50.4
ENGLE-EASTERN TAP · 50.4
BELL COTTAGE · 50.4
ROBERTSON-FAIROAKS · 50.4
FULTON · 50.4
AUBURN-WATT · 50.4
WALNUT · 50.4
WALNUT-ENGLE · 50.4
GRANITE · 50.4
Substation-Adjacent site · 39e6a910 · 50.3
Greenfield (BERRY ST. - ELVERTA) · 50.3
COUNTRY CLUB 2 · 50.3
EASTERN-MARCONI · 50.3
COUNTRY CLUB 2 TAP · 50.2
SCRIPPS · 50.2
Substation-Adjacent site · a88570bf · 50.1
CAMANCHE DAM · 50.0
Cordova Inn · 47.8
Kilgore Property AKA Future Entertainment Center · 47.8
Vacant Lot (Imanian) · 47.8
Former BARCO Facility - 11101 Trade Center Drive · 47.8
Kilgore City Land · 47.8
OK Building · 47.8
Mine Site · 101ed9f9 · 47.8
Vacant Lot - Mills Station and Mather Light Rail · 47.7
OZ Sacramento · d5801fb5 · 47.7
Vacant-Former Smog Depot · 47.7
Quality Tire - Rancho Cordova · 47.7
Sacramento Vintage Ford · 47.7
Point East Drive · 47.7
Dauenhauer · 47.7
Sacramento VA Medical Center at Mather · 233562be · 47.6
Commercial Business Mather Road · 47.6
Sacramento - 3545 to 3549 Norwood Ave. · 47.6
1454 Del Paso · 47.5
Twin Rivers Basketball · 47.5
1100 Del Paso Blvd · 47.5
Rio Linda Super Block Site 2 · 47.5
Rio Linda Super Block Site 1 · 47.5
490/492 Arden Way · 47.5
2111 Del Paso · 47.5
Powerhouse Science Center Project · 47.5
The Rivers Water Tank & Pumping Station Property · 47.5
North 12th Street Social Services Site · 47.5
Rio Linda Super Block Site 3 · 47.5
Marysville and Grand 3 · 47.5
Marysville and Grand 1 · 47.5
1224 D Street, Sacramento · 47.4
East End Gateway Property 1 · 47.4
1050 – 12th Street, Sacramento · 47.4
Southern Pacific Railroad · 47.4
Mirasol Village Light Rail Station · 47.4
CADA Properties Site 1 · 47.4
Children's Theatre · 47.4
CADA Warehouse - Capitol Lofts · 47.4
800 K/L Project · 47.4
CADA Properties Site 222 · 47.3
Alta Plating Inc. · 47.3
Ken's Buff & Plating · 47.3
1610 17th Street · 47.3
CADA Properties Site 4 · 47.3
3030 T Street · 47.3
Werner-Dieter Auto Repair · 47.3
Sing Lee Sewing Thread Co. · 47.3
Enterprise Facility · 47.3
19th & Q Streets Park Site · 47.3
Mercury Cleaners · 47.3
S & L Business Services and Recording Studio · 47.3
CADA Properties R Street · 47.3
Sacramento - Miller Park · 47.3
Nichols and Sons Auto Parts · 47.3
Fremont Community Garden · 47.3
NORTHERN CA TRACON · d9555e23 · 47.2
Auburn-Folsom South Unit, CVP · 3771147d · 47.0
McClellan AFB · 46.9
Royal Oaks Light Rail Station Development Area · 46.7
3617 Marysville Blvd · 46.7
El Camino & Erickson · 46.7
Swanston Village · 46.7
Marysville and Grand 2 · 46.7
Mine Site · 1cf90bac · 46.6
Auburn-Folsom South Unit, CVP · 462e46b2 · 46.6
Lumberjack Facility · 46.6
California State T/L Acres · d1d3cf95 · 46.5
Mine Site · 6a036853 · 46.5
10629 & 10635 Fair Oaks Blvd · 46.5
Mercy Housing · 46.4
Mine Site · c38962d5 · 46.4
Mine Site · cde66bc0 · 46.4
Mine Site · cf7a959c · 46.4
3420 East Country Club Lane · 46.4
4121 Franklin Blvd · 46.3
Clutch House · 46.3
Central Valley Project · 8e834089 · 46.3
65th Street Bus Transfer Station · 46.3
Donner Field Property · 46.3
4115 Franklin Blvd · 46.3
Central Valley Project · b4700fc4 · 46.3
Central Valley Project · 903a5a1a · 46.2
2401 Fruitridge · 46.2
Curtis Park Village · 46.2
Central Valley Project · 97d715e4 · 46.2
Central Valley Project · ca422c09 · 46.2
SACRAMENTO/CAMP KOHLER CA · a561c8c0 · 46.2
Mine Site · a2dfb632 · 46.2
Elverta Substation · d12d668a · 46.2
Franklin & 26th · 46.2
Auburn-Folsom South Unit, CVP · 149451cb · 46.1
Central Valley Project · 40235dcd · 46.1
Josephina Villalobos Trust Property · 46.1
SACRAMENTO · 242f3071 · 46.1
Central Valley Project · 8340fef6 · 46.0
Site 7: 3800 Florin · 46.0
3810 Florin · 46.0
Central Valley Project · 0c5fb125 · 46.0
3855 Florin Road · 46.0
Site 8: 7150 Franklin Road · 46.0
Capital City Chevrolet · 46.0
Central Valley Project · 2cdba170 · 46.0
3801 Florin · 46.0
Site 6: 3800 Florin · 46.0
Auburn-Folsom South Unit, CVP · 403a6cfd · 45.9
Central Valley Project · 48359031 · 45.9
Mine Site · dfe30e67 · 45.9
2380 Meadowview Road · 45.8
Central Valley Project · 2be23250 · 45.8
Auburn-Folsom South Unit, CVP · fdfadadc · 45.8
Folsom Substation · 3166022d · 45.8
Sacramento Operations Center · b4d3af34 · 45.8
Central Valley Project · 274fc5ca · 45.7
Central Valley Project · 8900e607 · 45.7
Auburn-Folsom South Unit, CVP · ede22816 · 45.7
Central Valley Project · 62a4376c · 45.7
Central Valley Project · f6622634 · 45.6
Auburn-Folsom South Unit, CVP · 584d825b · 45.6
Auburn-Folsom South Unit, CVP · 3af4212b · 45.6
Central Valley Project · 8a3d2df5 · 45.6
Central Valley Project · cc79af9e · 45.6
Central Valley Project · 067ee80b · 45.6
Central Valley Project · df031feb · 45.6
Central Valley Project · c49dea1e · 45.5
Central Valley Project · e671adeb · 45.5
Central Valley Project · d3eded99 · 45.5
Auburn-Folsom South Unit, CVP · d6622cff · 45.5
Central Valley Project · ccf861cd · 45.4
Central Valley Project · cf8a3ef4 · 45.4
Auburn-Folsom South Unit, CVP · 3cf234ea · 45.4
Central Valley Project · a5bf7389 · 45.4
Central Valley Project · c5f4cafd · 45.4
Central Valley Project · 9786630e · 45.4
Central Valley Project · a9fe8d2c · 45.4
Central Valley Project · a5a7e4fd · 45.4
Central Valley Project · ea63bc61 · 45.4
Central Valley Project · 73b6400b · 45.4
Central Valley Project · ecd70ba7 · 45.4
Central Valley Project · 29caf214 · 45.3
Central Valley Project · cc3478df · 45.3
Auburn-Folsom South Unit, CVP · f0a4818b · 45.2
Auburn-Folsom South Unit, CVP · 7d97d9c0 · 45.2
Auburn-Folsom South Unit, CVP · db25656b · 45.2
Auburn-Folsom South Unit, CVP · c0f5f48a · 45.1
Auburn-Folsom South Unit, CVP · 45eb2d77 · 45.1
Central Valley Project · 0b9aa67d · 45.0
Central Valley Project · 1f40b706 · 44.6
Auburn-Folsom South Unit, CVP · 18c36478 · 44.6
Central Valley Project · 02f38fb5 · 44.6
Central Valley Project · 0c106816 · 44.5
Calvary Christian · 44.5
Auburn-Folsom South Unit, CVP · 4f7630eb · 44.5
Mine Site · 59093abd · 44.4
Auburn-Folsom South Unit, CVP · 56ae2048 · 44.1
Auburn-Folsom South Unit, CVP · 84980ccc · 44.1
Auburn-Folsom South Unit, CVP · cb68bbc6 · 44.1
Auburn-Folsom South Unit, CVP · 18be2743 · 44.1
Auburn-Folsom South Unit, CVP · 4879a801 · 44.1
Auburn-Folsom South Unit, CVP · ef1ac848 · 44.1
Auburn-Folsom South Unit, CVP · eb6059a5 · 44.0
Auburn-Folsom South Unit, CVP · 56a4c7bf · 44.0

Sacramento County datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Sacramento County?

240 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 48.6/100 DC Readiness. That is the 11th-most of 58 California counties with five or more sites.

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

Substation-Adjacent site · 1814965c scores 58.0/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 240 scored sites in Sacramento County (a substation-adjacent site).

Does Sacramento County offer datacenter tax incentives?

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

What is the natural-hazard risk in Sacramento County?

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

What are industrial electricity rates in Sacramento County?

Average industrial electricity is 17.44¢/kWh and commercial is 22.04¢/kWh in Sacramento County.

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 12, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: GridCensus, “Datacenter candidate sites in Sacramento County, California”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/california/sacramento-county (data as of November 12, 2026).

Dataset updated November 2026. Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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