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3275 Williams Road

Industrial

Santa Clara County, California · CAISO

DC Readiness
47.6
Fair / 100

At a glance

3275 Williams Road is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Santa Clara County, California, scoring 47.6/100 DC Readiness — 60th of 82 scored sites in the county. It sits in the CAISO grid region and the PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO. service territory, where interconnection has averaged 7.6 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

UtilityPACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO.investor ownedrestrictive to large load · terms ≥ 50 MW

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookConstrained
≈ 8.3 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 wait7.6 yrs
Recent queue wait8.3 yrs
Completion rate11%
Withdrawal rate89%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPEvocative San Jose (SV7)
IXP distance3.2 mi
Fiber providers18
Fiber coverage49.4%

Site characteristics

Site typeIndustrial
Land contactSanta Clara County County Assessor

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Water stress (WRI)High
Wetlands (NWI)—
Critical habitat—
Superfund nearby—
Hazard sub-score52/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterForescout Technologies, Inc.
DC distance1.1 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (48)
DC tax incentiveNo
Commercial electricity28.22¢/kWh
Industrial electricity21.85¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,000
Heating degree days2,500
Land price / acre$13,303

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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This site + 8 nearby

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How does 3275 Williams Road compare with other sites in Santa Clara County?

3275 Williams Road ranks 60th of 82 scored candidate sites in Santa Clara County. Its 47.6/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 50.6. It is roughly in line with the California average of 45.4 and about 11% below the national average of 53.2.

Against the California average, its strongest sub-score is fiber connectivity (86 vs 66) 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 3275 Williams Road to power, fiber and other datacenters?

The nearest located transmission bottleneck is 35658_LS ESTRS_115_35659_NORTECH _115_BR_1 _1 (CAISO), 8 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Evocative San Jose (SV7) at 3.2 miles. 18 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Forescout Technologies, Inc., 1.1 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at 3275 Williams Road?

At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Santa Clara County "Relatively High".

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
43
Fiber connectivity12%
86
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
24
Natural hazard6%
52
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
34
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
0
Climate / cooling1%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near 3275 Williams Road
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
METCALF 1Substation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW7.6 yrs62.4
SC 1 Data Center, Phase 2Brownfield60 kV2 MW7.6 yrs57.3
Extreme San IgnacioBrownfield115 kV1 MW7.6 yrs57.1
VASONASubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs56.9
SARATOGASubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs56.8
HICKSSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs56.6
COYOTESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs56.4
OZ Santa ClaraGreenfield——7.6 yrs54.5

3275 Williams Road: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of 3275 Williams Road?

3275 Williams Road scores 47.6/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 60th of 82 scored sites in Santa Clara County. The Santa Clara County average is 50.6 and the California average is 45.4.

Which electric utility serves 3275 Williams Road?

PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO. (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CORPORATION.

What grid region is 3275 Williams Road in?

3275 Williams Road is in the CAISO region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 7.6-year wait from queue request to operation.

How far is 3275 Williams Road from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is Evocative San Jose (SV7), about 3.2 miles away; 18 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, “3275 Williams Road, Santa Clara County, CA”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/california/santa-clara-county/3275-williams-road-6273eb2a (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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