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Silver Gate

Brownfield

San Diego, California · CAISO

DC Readiness
56.7
Good / 100

Silver Gate is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in San Diego, California, interconnecting through CAISO. It screens at 56.7/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 247 MW of candidate capacity and a 5.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationDIVISION
Substation distance1.1 mi
Substation voltage69 kV
Available capacity247 MW
LMP zoneCAISO_SP15
Wholesale LMP$11.23/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.25¢/kWh
UtilitySAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COinvestor ownedrestrictive to large load · terms ≥ 50 MW

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookModerate
≈ 3.0 yrs typical interconnection wait

Middle-of-the-pack interconnection conditions for this grid.

ISO / RTO regionCAISO
Queue depth227
Avg queue wait5.7 yrs
Recent queue wait3.0 yrs
Completion rate11%
Withdrawal rate89%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPMDC San Diego
IXP distance7.3 mi
Fiber providers19
Fiber coverage37.7%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-west2
Cloud region distance114.0 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Land contactState Environmental Cleanup Program
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability100.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, High Intensity
Former useoil
Existing capacity247 MW
Retirement date1985-01-01

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintLow (30/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)3.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteONE HOUR CLEANERS
Hazard sub-score42/100
Construction cost index106.5 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterAT&T Center
DC distance4.3 mi
Nearest rail0.6 mi
Nearest gas pipeline5.5 mi
Nearest fiber route0.0 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

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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Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
58
Speed to power20%
52
Fiber connectivity12%
35
Energy cost10%
63
Water risk7%
50
Natural hazard6%
42
Buildability7%
100
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
85
Land / acreage3%
51
Construction cost3%
61
Gas pipeline2%
82
Tax incentive1%
0
Climate / cooling1%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Silver Gate
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
MIGUELSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW8.2 yrs60.0
SUNCRESTSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW8.2 yrs57.5
PENASQUITOSSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs57.1
FRIARSSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs57.0
MISSIONSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs57.0
STATION FSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs56.9
CALPEAK PE 7Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs56.8
OLD TOWNSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs56.8

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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