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Greenfield (None - None)

Greenfield

Santa Cruz, California · CAISO

DC Readiness
42.6
Fair / 100

At a glance

Greenfield (None - None) is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Santa Cruz, California, scoring 42.6/100 DC Readiness — 32nd of 35 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. GridCensus catalogs 100 MW of candidate capacity here.

Power & interconnection

Substation voltage115 kV
Available capacity100 MW
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 IXPEquinix SV1/SV5/SV10 - Silicon Valley, San Jose
IXP distance29.9 mi
Fiber providers10
Fiber coverage33.7%

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield

Risk & environment

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

Location context

Nearest datacenterEquinix SV5
DC distance29.9 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (48)
DC tax incentiveNo
Commercial electricity29.59¢/kWh
Industrial electricity22.82¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,000
Heating degree days2,500
Land price / acre$38,401

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 Greenfield (None - None) compare with other sites in Santa Cruz?

Greenfield (None - None) ranks 32nd of 35 scored candidate sites in Santa Cruz. Its 42.6/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 47.3. It is roughly in line with the California average of 45.4 and about 20% below the national average of 53.2.

Against the California average, its strongest sub-score is natural hazard (52 vs 51) and its weakest is power availability (28 vs 36). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is Greenfield (None - None) to power, fiber and other datacenters?

The nearest located transmission bottleneck is 30765_LOSBANOS_230_30766_PADR FLT_230_BR_1 _1 (CAISO), 34 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Equinix SV1/SV5/SV10 - Silicon Valley, San Jose at 29.9 miles. 10 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Equinix SV5, 29.9 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Greenfield (None - None)?

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

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
28
Speed to power20%
43
Fiber connectivity12%
60
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
24
Natural hazard6%
52
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
60
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 Cruz, ranked by DC Readiness.

Sites near Greenfield (None - None)
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
MOSS LANDINGSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW7.6 yrs62.3
Fort OrdBrownfield115 kV—7.6 yrs52.6
EC Near University of California Santa CruzGreenfield——7.6 yrs50.9
EC Near University of California Santa CruzGreenfield——7.6 yrs50.5
EC Near University of California Santa CruzGreenfield——7.6 yrs50.5
ROB ROYSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW7.6 yrs50.0
CAMP EVERSSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW7.6 yrs49.9
PAUL SWEETSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW7.6 yrs49.8

Greenfield (None - None): common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of Greenfield (None - None)?

Greenfield (None - None) scores 42.6/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 32nd of 35 scored sites in Santa Cruz. The Santa Cruz average is 47.3 and the California average is 45.4.

Which electric utility serves Greenfield (None - None)?

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 Greenfield (None - None) in?

Greenfield (None - None) is in the CAISO region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 7.6-year wait from queue request to operation.

How far is Greenfield (None - None) from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is Equinix SV1/SV5/SV10 - Silicon Valley, San Jose, about 29.9 miles away; 10 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, “Greenfield (None - None), Santa Cruz, CA”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/california/santa-cruz/greenfield-none-none-aa3ce7f4 (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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