EVERGREEN TAP 2

Substation-Adjacent

Santa Clara County, California · CAISO

DC Readiness
57.6
Good / 100

EVERGREEN TAP 2 is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Santa Clara County, California, interconnecting through CAISO. It screens at 57.6/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 100 MW of candidate capacity and a 5.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationEVERGREEN TAP 2
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage115 kV
Available capacity100 MW
LMP zoneCAISO_NP15
Wholesale LMP$16.53/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.28¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionCAISO
Queue depth311
Avg queue wait5.7 yrs
Recent queue wait3.0 yrs
Completion rate11%
Withdrawal rate89%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPDataPipe Silicon Valley One
IXP distance2.0 mi
Fiber providers20
Fiber coverage45.5%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-west-1
Cloud region distance2.1 mi

Site characteristics

Parcel ownerPACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability95.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, Medium Intensity

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone D
Water stress (WRI)3.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteWIT SALES AND REFINING
Hazard sub-score42/100
Construction cost index147.6 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterDatacenter 451413811
DC distance2.0 mi
Nearest rail0.7 mi
Nearest gas pipeline1.8 mi
Nearest fiber route164.5 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

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
56
Speed to power15%
35
Fiber connectivity12%
86
Energy cost10%
52
Water risk8%
52
Natural hazard8%
42
Buildability7%
95
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
41
Construction cost3%
27
Gas pipeline2%
94
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EVERGREEN TAP 2
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
METCALF 1Substation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW5.7 yrs65.2
SARATOGASubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs61.4
HICKSSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs61.2
COYOTESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs61.0
Greenfield (MOSS LANDING - METCALF 1)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW5.7 yrs59.4
STONESubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW5.7 yrs58.9
Gish ApartmentsBrownfield58.9
VASONASubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs58.7

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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