Goleta Old Town Project Area
IndustrialSanta Barbara County, California · CAISO
At a glance
Goleta Old Town Project Area is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Santa Barbara County, California, scoring 42.8/100 DC Readiness — 36th of 50 scored sites in the county. It sits in the CAISO grid region and the SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON CO service territory, where interconnection has averaged 7.6 years from request to operation.
Power & interconnection
Speed to power
Deep queue and long historical waits — plan for a multi-year interconnection timeline and engage the utility early.
Connectivity
Site characteristics
Risk & environment
Location context
Regulatory climate
No notable statewide DC restriction on record; confirm local zoning and utility tariffs.
Site location
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How does Goleta Old Town Project Area compare with other sites in Santa Barbara County?
Goleta Old Town Project Area ranks 36th of 50 scored candidate sites in Santa Barbara County. Its 42.8/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 46.1. It is roughly in line with the California average of 45.4 and about 20% below the national average of 53.2.
Against the California average, its strongest sub-score is natural hazard (52 vs 51) and its weakest is power availability (30 vs 36). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.
How close is Goleta Old Town Project Area to power, fiber and other datacenters?
The nearest located transmission bottleneck is 34860_TAFT _70.0_34943_Q356TAP _70.0_BR_1 _1 (CAISO), 51 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is SD / Comsat Santa Paula Ground Station at 35.2 miles. 9 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is SD / Comsat Santa Paula Ground Station, 35.2 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Goleta Old Town Project Area?
At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Santa Barbara County "Relatively High".
Full DC Readiness breakdown
All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.
Nearby comparable sites
Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Santa Barbara County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOLETA | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 7.6 yrs | 53.0 |
| EC Near Santa Maria Cogen Plant | Greenfield | — | — | 7.6 yrs | 50.9 |
| EC Near Santa Maria Cogen Plant | Greenfield | — | — | 7.6 yrs | 50.7 |
| EC Near Santa Maria Cogen Plant | Greenfield | — | — | 7.6 yrs | 49.2 |
| EC Near Santa Maria Cogen Plant | Greenfield | — | — | 7.6 yrs | 49.1 |
| EC Near Santa Maria Cogen Plant | Greenfield | — | — | 7.6 yrs | 48.9 |
| SURF | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 7.6 yrs | 48.8 |
| UNKNOWN303684 | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 7.6 yrs | 48.8 |
Goleta Old Town Project Area: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of Goleta Old Town Project Area?
Goleta Old Town Project Area scores 42.8/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 36th of 50 scored sites in Santa Barbara County. The Santa Barbara County average is 46.1 and the California average is 45.4.
Which electric utility serves Goleta Old Town Project Area?
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON CO (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON.
What grid region is Goleta Old Town Project Area in?
Goleta Old Town Project Area is in the CAISO region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 7.6-year wait from queue request to operation.
How far is Goleta Old Town Project Area from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is SD / Comsat Santa Paula Ground Station, about 35.2 miles away; 9 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, “Goleta Old Town Project Area, Santa Barbara County, CA”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/california/santa-barbara-county/goleta-old-town-project-area-9f8aa641 (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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