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Datacenter Sites in San Joaquin County, California

San Joaquin County has 129 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 47.3/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 5,300 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Relatively High".

At a glance

San Joaquin County, California has 129 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 47.3/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the California average of 45.4. It ranks 20th of 58 California counties by number of sites and 12th by average score. The top-scoring site is TRACY at 58.6/100.

129
Candidate sites
47.3/100
Avg DC Readiness
5,300 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Relatively High
Hazard rating
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Top 25 in San Joaquin County

Site-selection context for San Joaquin County

No
Datacenter tax incentive
27.91¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
21.32¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
5
Fiber providers
High
Water stress
$20,649
Land price / acre
1,000
Cooling degree days
2,500
Heating degree days
59°F
Mean annual temp

How does San Joaquin County compare with other counties in California?

By number of scored sites, San Joaquin County ranks 20th of the 58 California counties with a county page, holding 1.5% of the state's 8,490 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 47.3/100 ranks 12th in the state and is about 11% below the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 222nd-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 8 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in San Joaquin County?

Industrial sites are the most common (49, 38% of the county's inventory), followed by federal excess (38) and substation-adjacent (28). Site type reflects how the parcel was identified — next to a substation, on a former mine or brownfield, on industrial or federal excess land — and is scored on the same 14 factors either way.

What are power cost, hazard, water and fiber conditions in San Joaquin County?

Industrial electricity averages 21.32¢/kWh and commercial 27.91¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Relatively High" (48). WRI water stress is high. 5 fiber providers report service in the county. The climate runs 1,000 cooling degree days a year with a mean temperature of 59°F. Land is valued around $20,649 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in San Joaquin County

Top datacenter sites in San Joaquin County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
TRACYSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW7.6 yrs58.6
COUNTRY CLUBSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs57.6
STAGGSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs56.6
WEBERSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs56.5
EIGHT MILESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs56.4
LODI STIGSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs56.1
LOCKEFORDSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs55.9
BELLOTASubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs55.4
OZ San JoaquinGreenfield——7.6 yrs54.6
OZ San JoaquinGreenfield——7.6 yrs54.2
CAMANCHESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs54.2
UNKNOWN308925Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW7.6 yrs53.3
STOCKTON ASubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW7.6 yrs53.2
OZ San JoaquinGreenfield——7.6 yrs52.5
NEWARK-SIERRA-PAPERBOARDSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW7.6 yrs52.4
TAP307985Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW7.6 yrs52.2
STOCKTON COGENSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW7.6 yrs52.2
STOCKTON A TAPSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW7.6 yrs52.1
RIPONSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW7.6 yrs51.6
HOWLAND RDSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW7.6 yrs51.5
VIERRASubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW7.6 yrs51.4
MANTECASubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW7.6 yrs51.4
AVENASubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW7.6 yrs51.3
TAP310968Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW7.6 yrs51.0
OZ San JoaquinGreenfield——7.6 yrs50.9

Every scored site in San Joaquin County

All 129 sites, best first.

San Joaquin County datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in San Joaquin County?

129 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 47.3/100 DC Readiness. That is the 20th-most of 58 California counties with five or more sites.

What is the highest-scoring datacenter site in San Joaquin County?

TRACY scores 58.6/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 129 scored sites in San Joaquin County (a substation-adjacent site).

Does San Joaquin County offer datacenter tax incentives?

No datacenter-specific tax incentive is on record for San Joaquin County in the GridCensus county dataset.

What is the natural-hazard risk in San Joaquin County?

FEMA's National Risk Index rates San Joaquin County as "Relatively High" (score 48).

What are industrial electricity rates in San Joaquin County?

Average industrial electricity is 21.32¢/kWh and commercial is 27.91¢/kWh in San Joaquin County.

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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 November 13, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: GridCensus, “Datacenter candidate sites in San Joaquin County, California”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/california/san-joaquin-county (data as of November 13, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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