San Bernardino County, California · CAISO

DC Readiness
56.2
Good / 100

COOL WATER is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in San Bernardino County, California, interconnecting through CAISO. It screens at 56.2/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 300 MW of candidate capacity and a 5.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationCOOL WATER
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage230 kV
Available capacity300 MW
LMP zoneCAISO_SP15
Wholesale LMP$11.23/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.18¢/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 IXPAISO Data Center
IXP distance78.9 mi
Fiber providers16
Fiber coverage61.7%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-west2
Cloud region distance97.0 mi

Site characteristics

Parcel ownerAZUSA LIGHT & POWER
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability60.0/100

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone D
Water stress (WRI)3.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteTROGON DEVELOPMENT LLC
Hazard sub-score42/100
Construction cost index100.9 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterAT&T
DC distance74.2 mi
Nearest rail0.2 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.3 mi
Nearest fiber route62.6 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (48)
DC tax incentiveNo
Commercial electricity18.50¢/kWh
Industrial electricity14.49¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,000
Heating degree days2,500
Land price / acre$47,339

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
78
Speed to power15%
35
Fiber connectivity12%
68
Energy cost10%
56
Water risk8%
53
Natural hazard8%
42
Buildability7%
60
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
25
Land / acreage3%
45
Construction cost3%
66
Gas pipeline2%
99
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near COOL WATER
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
SEGS IXSubstation-Adjacent220 kV100 MW5.8 yrs60.6
Greenfield (ADELANTO - MARKETPLACE)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW5.8 yrs59.6
Greenfield (INTERMOUNTAIN - ADELANTO)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW5.7 yrs59.4
Greenfield (ADELANTO - MARKETPLACE)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW5.8 yrs59.4
Greenfield (ELDORADO - LUGO)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW5.8 yrs59.0
Greenfield (ELDORADO - LUGO)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW5.8 yrs58.9
Greenfield (ELDORADO - LUGO)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW5.8 yrs58.6
Greenfield (MOHAVE - LUGO)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW5.7 yrs58.6

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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