San Diego, California · CAISO

DC Readiness
60.7
Good / 100

OTAY MESA is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in San Diego, California, interconnecting through CAISO. It screens at 60.7/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 300 MW of candidate capacity and a 5.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationOTAY MESA
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage230 kV
Available capacity300 MW
LMP zoneCAISO_SP15
Wholesale LMP$11.23/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.25¢/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 IXPBorder Crossing Pop 1
IXP distance7.1 mi
Fiber providers20
Fiber coverage34.8%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-west2
Cloud region distance127.9 mi

Site characteristics

Parcel ownerCalpine Corp <Lf> D G E N L P
Parcel APN6480404700
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability100.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, High Intensity

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)3.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatPresent
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteC A TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
Hazard sub-score22/100
Construction cost index106.5 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterBorder Crossing Pop 1
DC distance7.1 mi
Nearest rail7.1 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.8 mi
Nearest fiber route1.3 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (48)
DC tax incentiveNo
Commercial electricity25.32¢/kWh
Industrial electricity19.33¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,000
Heating degree days2,500
Land price / acre$36,053

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%
78
Energy cost10%
56
Water risk8%
50
Natural hazard8%
22
Buildability7%
100
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
85
Land / acreage3%
45
Construction cost3%
61
Gas pipeline2%
97
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near OTAY MESA
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
MIGUELSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW5.7 yrs66.3
OLD TOWNSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs64.0
SUNCRESTSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW5.7 yrs63.4
PENASQUITOSSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs63.4
ESCONDIDOSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs62.6
LOS COCHESSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs62.0
PALOMARSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs61.3
SYCAMORE CANYONSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs60.5

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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