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Substation-Adjacent site at 38.607, -121.365

Substation-Adjacent

Sacramento County, California · WECC

DC Readiness
50.3
Fair / 100

At a glance

Substation-Adjacent site at 38.607, -121.365 is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Sacramento County, California, scoring 50.3/100 DC Readiness — 72nd of 240 scored sites in the county. Its nearest substation is TAP310810 (0 mi, 69 kV). It sits in the WECC grid region and the SACRAMENTO MUNICIPAL UTIL DIST service territory, where interconnection has averaged 7.6 years from request to operation. GridCensus catalogs 50 MW of candidate capacity here.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationTAP310810
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage69 kV
Available capacity50 MW
UtilitySACRAMENTO MUNICIPAL UTIL DISTpolitical subdivisionmoderate to large load · terms ≥ 50 MW

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookConstrained
≈ 8.3 yrs typical interconnection wait

Deep queue and long historical waits — plan for a multi-year interconnection timeline and engage the utility early.

ISO / RTO regionWECC
Queue depth227
Avg queue wait7.6 yrs
Recent queue wait8.3 yrs
Completion rate11%
Withdrawal rate89%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPEdgeConneX Sacramento (EDCSAC01)
IXP distance4.8 mi
Fiber providers10
Fiber coverage47.5%

Site characteristics

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Water stress (WRI)High
Wetlands (NWI)—
Critical habitat—
Superfund nearby—
Hazard sub-score52/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterEdgeconnex Data Center
DC distance4.8 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

Regulatory climate

Moderatestate posture · as of 2026-08

No notable statewide DC restriction on record; confirm local zoning and utility tariffs.

DC tax incentiveNo / suspended

Site location

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

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How does Substation-Adjacent site at 38.607, -121.365 compare with other sites in Sacramento County?

Substation-Adjacent site at 38.607, -121.365 ranks 72nd of 240 scored candidate sites in Sacramento County. Its 50.3/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 48.6. It is about 11% 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 (83 vs 66) and its weakest is water (24 vs 27). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is Substation-Adjacent site at 38.607, -121.365 to power, fiber and other datacenters?

The nearest mapped substation, TAP310810, is about 0 miles away and operates at 69 kV. The nearest located transmission bottleneck is 33916_CURTISS _115_33917_FBERBORD_115_BR_1 _1 (CAISO), 46 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is EdgeConneX Sacramento (EDCSAC01) at 4.8 miles. 10 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Edgeconnex Data Center, 4.8 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Substation-Adjacent site at 38.607, -121.365?

At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Sacramento County "Relatively High".

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
46
Speed to power20%
42
Fiber connectivity12%
83
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
24
Natural hazard6%
52
Buildability7%
60
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
34
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
0
Climate / cooling1%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Substation-Adjacent site at 38.607, -121.365
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN302253Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs58.0
STATION ASubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs57.8
NORTH CITYSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs57.8
STATION BSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs57.7
STATION DSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs57.7
FIDDYMENTSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs57.6
NATOMASSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs57.2
BERRY ST.Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs57.0

Substation-Adjacent site at 38.607, -121.365: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of Substation-Adjacent site at 38.607, -121.365?

Substation-Adjacent site at 38.607, -121.365 scores 50.3/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 72nd of 240 scored sites in Sacramento County. The Sacramento County average is 48.6 and the California average is 45.4.

What is the nearest substation to Substation-Adjacent site at 38.607, -121.365?

The nearest mapped substation is TAP310810, about 0 miles away, at 69 kV. GridCensus catalogs 50 MW of candidate capacity for the site.

Which electric utility serves Substation-Adjacent site at 38.607, -121.365?

SACRAMENTO MUNICIPAL UTIL DIST (political subdivision) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is SACRAMENTO MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT.

What grid region is Substation-Adjacent site at 38.607, -121.365 in?

Substation-Adjacent site at 38.607, -121.365 is in the WECC region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 7.6-year wait from queue request to operation.

How far is Substation-Adjacent site at 38.607, -121.365 from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is EdgeConneX Sacramento (EDCSAC01), about 4.8 miles away; 10 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, “Substation-Adjacent site at 38.607, -121.365, Sacramento County, CA”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/california/sacramento-county/tap310810-39e6a910 (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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