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Santa Clara County, California · CAISO

DC Readiness
53.6
Fair / 100

VASONA is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Santa Clara County, California, interconnecting through CAISO. It screens at 53.6/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 300 MW of candidate capacity and a 8.2 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationVASONA
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage230 kV
Available capacity300 MW

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionCAISO
Queue depth480
Avg queue wait8.2 yrs

Connectivity

Nearest IXPSVTIX San Jose
IXP distance6.5 mi
Fiber providers18
Fiber coverage49.4%

Site characteristics

Risk & environment

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

Location context

Nearest datacenterForescout Technologies, Inc.
DC distance4.9 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

Site location

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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
This site + 8 nearby

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
78
Speed to power15%
31
Fiber connectivity12%
73
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk8%
24
Natural hazard8%
52
Buildability7%
60
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
34
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near VASONA
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
METCALF 1Substation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW8.2 yrs59.6
SC 1 Data Center, Phase 2Brownfield60 kV2 MW5.7 yrs56.5
Extreme San IgnacioBrownfield115 kV1 MW5.7 yrs56.4
SARATOGASubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs53.6
HICKSSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs53.6
OZ Santa ClaraGreenfield5.7 yrs53.3
EC Near Yahoo! - HQGreenfield5.7 yrs53.0
Xilinx San JoseBrownfield230 kV1 MW5.7 yrs53.0

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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