Gilroy - -Monterey Rd 7301-7363
IndustrialSanta Clara County, California · CAISO
At a glance
Gilroy - -Monterey Rd 7301-7363 is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Santa Clara County, California, scoring 44.5/100 DC Readiness — 79th 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 Gilroy - -Monterey Rd 7301-7363 compare with other sites in Santa Clara County?
Gilroy - -Monterey Rd 7301-7363 ranks 79th of 82 scored candidate sites in Santa Clara County. Its 44.5/100 is about 12% below the county average of 50.6. It is roughly in line with the California average of 45.4 and about 16% below the national average of 53.2.
Against the California average, its strongest sub-score is fiber connectivity (73 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 Gilroy - -Monterey Rd 7301-7363 to power, fiber and other datacenters?
The nearest located transmission bottleneck is 30765_LOSBANOS_230_30766_PADR FLT_230_BR_1 _1 (CAISO), 30 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Equinix SV1/SV5/SV10 - Silicon Valley, San Jose at 20.2 miles. 18 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Equinix SV5, 20.2 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Gilroy - -Monterey Rd 7301-7363?
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 |
Gilroy - -Monterey Rd 7301-7363: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of Gilroy - -Monterey Rd 7301-7363?
Gilroy - -Monterey Rd 7301-7363 scores 44.5/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 79th 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 Gilroy - -Monterey Rd 7301-7363?
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 Gilroy - -Monterey Rd 7301-7363 in?
Gilroy - -Monterey Rd 7301-7363 is in the CAISO region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 7.6-year wait from queue request to operation.
How far is Gilroy - -Monterey Rd 7301-7363 from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is Equinix SV1/SV5/SV10 - Silicon Valley, San Jose, about 20.2 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, “Gilroy - -Monterey Rd 7301-7363, Santa Clara County, CA”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/california/santa-clara-county/gilroy-monterey-rd-7301-7363-d448cdc7 (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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