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Sacramento County, California · CAISO

DC Readiness
53.3
Fair / 100

BRIGHTON is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Sacramento County, California, interconnecting through CAISO. It screens at 53.3/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 300 MW of candidate capacity and a 8.2 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationBRIGHTON
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage230 kV
Available capacity300 MW

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionCAISO
Queue depth480
Avg queue wait8.2 yrs

Connectivity

Nearest IXPEdgeConneX Sacramento (EDCSAC01)
IXP distance7.7 mi
Fiber providers10
Fiber coverage47.5%

Site characteristics

Risk & environment

Water stress (WRI)High
Wetlands (NWI)
Critical habitat
Superfund nearby
Hazard sub-score52/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterEquinix Sacramento
DC distance5.2 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (48)
DC tax incentiveNo
Commercial electricity22.04¢/kWh
Industrial electricity17.44¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,000
Heating degree days2,500
Land price / acre$15,766

Site location

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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
This site + 8 nearby

Full DC Readiness breakdown

All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.

Power availability20%
78
Speed to power15%
31
Fiber connectivity12%
70
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk8%
24
Natural hazard8%
52
Buildability7%
60
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
34
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near BRIGHTON
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN302253Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs55.4
FIDDYMENTSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs55.1
NORTH CITYSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs54.8
STATION ASubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs54.8
STATION DSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs54.6
STATION BSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs54.6
NATOMASSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs54.5
BERRY ST.Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs54.2

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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