EC Near City of Palo Alto
GreenfieldSanta Clara County, California · CAISO
At a glance
EC Near City of Palo Alto is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Santa Clara County, California, scoring 46.7/100 DC Readiness — 66th 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
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 EC Near City of Palo Alto compare with other sites in Santa Clara County?
EC Near City of Palo Alto ranks 66th of 82 scored candidate sites in Santa Clara County. Its 46.7/100 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 12% below the national average of 53.2.
Against the California average, its strongest sub-score is water (48 vs 27) and its weakest is natural hazard (27 vs 51). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.
How close is EC Near City of Palo Alto to power, fiber and other datacenters?
The nearest located transmission bottleneck is 35658_LS ESTRS_115_35659_NORTECH _115_BR_1 _1 (CAISO), 11 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is T5@SiliconValley at 6 miles. 18 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is T5@SiliconValley, 6 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC Near City of Palo Alto?
The site is in FEMA flood zone AE, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding. WRI rates baseline water stress at 3.80 on a 0–5 scale. Mapped wetlands (National Wetlands Inventory) are present on the parcel. 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.
Nearby comparable sites
Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Santa Clara County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| METCALF 1 | Substation-Adjacent | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 7.6 yrs | 62.4 |
| SC 1 Data Center, Phase 2 | Brownfield | 60 kV | 2 MW | 7.6 yrs | 57.3 |
| Extreme San Ignacio | Brownfield | 115 kV | 1 MW | 7.6 yrs | 57.1 |
| VASONA | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 7.6 yrs | 56.9 |
| SARATOGA | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 7.6 yrs | 56.8 |
| HICKS | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 7.6 yrs | 56.6 |
| COYOTE | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 7.6 yrs | 56.4 |
| OZ Santa Clara | Greenfield | — | — | 7.6 yrs | 54.5 |
EC Near City of Palo Alto: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of EC Near City of Palo Alto?
EC Near City of Palo Alto scores 46.7/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 66th 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 EC Near City of Palo Alto?
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 EC Near City of Palo Alto in?
EC Near City of Palo Alto is in the CAISO region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 7.6-year wait from queue request to operation.
Is EC Near City of Palo Alto in a flood zone?
The site is in FEMA flood zone AE, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding.
Who owns EC Near City of Palo Alto?
Parcel records list the owner as PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY (private land).
How far is EC Near City of Palo Alto from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is T5@SiliconValley, about 6 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, “EC Near City of Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, CA”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/california/santa-clara-county/ec-near-city-of-palo-alto-b0f7fb6b (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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