Greenfield (GOLD HILL - PLACER)

Greenfield

Sacramento County, California · CAISO

DC Readiness
46.2
Fair / 100

Greenfield (GOLD HILL - PLACER) is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Sacramento County, California, interconnecting through CAISO. It screens at 46.2/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 100 MW of candidate capacity and a 5.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationGOLD HILL
Substation voltage115 kV
Available capacity100 MW
LMP zoneCAISO_NP15
Wholesale LMP$16.53/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.22¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionCAISO
Queue depth311
Avg queue wait5.7 yrs
Recent queue wait3.0 yrs
Completion rate11%
Withdrawal rate89%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPQuest Roseville
IXP distance10.3 mi
Fiber providers11
Fiber coverage45.7%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionwestus
Cloud region distance99.5 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerSACRAMENTO MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability40.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Evergreen Forest

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)3.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score52/100
Construction cost index107.7 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterQuest Roseville
DC distance10.3 mi
Nearest rail3.9 mi
Nearest gas pipeline11.2 mi
Nearest fiber route69.7 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

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
28
Speed to power15%
35
Fiber connectivity12%
78
Energy cost10%
63
Water risk8%
24
Natural hazard8%
52
Buildability7%
40
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
85
Land / acreage3%
30
Construction cost3%
60
Gas pipeline2%
64
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Greenfield (GOLD HILL - PLACER)
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
STATION ASubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs64.4
STATION BSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs64.3
STATION DSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs63.2
FOOTHILLSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs63.2
FIDDYMENTSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs63.2
UNKNOWN302253Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs63.1
NORTH CITYSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs63.1
WESTPLANSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs62.8

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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