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Britton Powerhouse

Brownfield

Shasta County, California · CAISO

DC Readiness
47.4
Fair / 100

Britton Powerhouse is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Shasta County, California, interconnecting through CAISO. It screens at 47.4/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 3 MW of candidate capacity and a 5.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationPIT 3
Substation distance4.1 mi
Substation voltage230 kV
Available capacity3 MW
LMP zoneCAISO_NP15
Wholesale LMP$16.53/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.28¢/kWh
UtilityPACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO.investor ownedrestrictive to large load · terms ≥ 50 MW

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookModerate
≈ 3.0 yrs typical interconnection wait

Middle-of-the-pack interconnection conditions for this grid.

ISO / RTO regionCAISO
Queue depth227
Avg queue wait5.7 yrs
Recent queue wait3.0 yrs
Completion rate11%
Withdrawal rate89%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPData Center West Medford
IXP distance109.9 mi
Fiber providers6
Fiber coverage7.7%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionwestus
Cloud region distance227.2 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Land contactState Environmental Cleanup Program
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability100.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, High Intensity
Former usehydro
Existing capacity3 MW

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintLow (15/100)
Flood zoneZone D
Water stress (WRI)3.80
Wetlands (NWI)Present
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score42/100
Construction cost index95.9 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterData Center West Medford
DC distance109.9 mi
Nearest rail2.8 mi
Nearest gas pipeline3.8 mi
Nearest fiber route101.4 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (48)
DC tax incentiveNo
Commercial electricity27.59¢/kWh
Industrial electricity21.56¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,000
Heating degree days2,500
Land price / acre$10,930

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

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Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
27
Speed to power20%
40
Fiber connectivity12%
51
Energy cost10%
63
Water risk7%
50
Natural hazard6%
42
Buildability7%
100
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
20
Land / acreage3%
43
Construction cost3%
70
Gas pipeline2%
88
Tax incentive1%
0
Climate / cooling1%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Britton Powerhouse
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
ROUND MOUNTAINSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW8.2 yrs54.5
PIT 7 TAPSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs50.2
SHASTASubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs50.1
PIT 1Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs50.1
FLANNIGANSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs50.1
CARBERRYSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs50.0
KESWICKSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs50.0
PIT 7Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs49.9

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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