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Tajiguas Landfill Solar

Brownfield

Santa Barbara County, California · CAISO

DC Readiness
45.8
Fair / 100

Tajiguas Landfill Solar is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Santa Barbara County, California, interconnecting through CAISO. It screens at 45.8/100 DC Readiness and a 8.2 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationUNKNOWN304315
Substation distance0.8 mi
Substation voltage66 kV
LMP zoneCAISO_SP15
Wholesale LMP$48.50/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.23¢/kWh
UtilitySOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COinvestor ownedmoderate to large load · terms ≥ 50 MW

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookConstrained
≈ 8.2 yrs typical interconnection wait

Deep queue and long historical waits — plan for a multi-year interconnection timeline and engage the utility early.

ISO / RTO regionCAISO
Queue depth227
Avg queue wait8.2 yrs

Connectivity

Nearest IXPSD / Comsat Santa Paula Ground Station
IXP distance36.1 mi
Fiber providers9
Fiber coverage56.8%
Nearest cloud providerGoogle
Nearest cloud regionus-west2
Cloud region distance87.4 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former uselandfill
Cleanup statuscleanup_complete

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintLow (30/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)3.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteAT T MOBILITY
Hazard sub-score42/100
Construction cost index91.0 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterSD / Comsat Santa Paula Ground Station
DC distance36.1 mi
Nearest rail1.2 mi
Nearest gas pipeline1.9 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (48)
DC tax incentiveNo
Commercial electricity23.37¢/kWh
Industrial electricity18.29¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,000
Heating degree days2,500
Land price / acre$21,172

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%
43
Speed to power20%
32
Fiber connectivity12%
21
Energy cost10%
60
Water risk7%
53
Natural hazard6%
42
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
50
Land / acreage3%
51
Construction cost3%
74
Gas pipeline2%
94
Tax incentive1%
0
Climate / cooling1%
75

Nearby comparable sites

Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Santa Barbara County, ranked by DC Readiness.

Sites near Tajiguas Landfill Solar
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
GOLETASubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs50.2
EC Near Santa Maria Cogen PlantGreenfield——5.7 yrs48.9
EC Near Santa Maria Cogen PlantGreenfield——5.7 yrs48.8
EC Near Santa Maria Cogen PlantGreenfield——5.7 yrs47.0
EC Near Santa Maria Cogen PlantGreenfield——5.7 yrs47.0
EC Near Santa Maria Cogen PlantGreenfield——5.7 yrs46.7
EC Near Santa Maria Cogen PlantGreenfield——5.7 yrs46.5
LOMPOCSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW8.2 yrs46.0

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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