Shasta County, California · CAISO

DC Readiness
44.9
Fair / 100

Kilarc is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Shasta County, California, interconnecting through CAISO. It screens at 44.9/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 3 MW of candidate capacity and a 5.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Substation distance9.6 mi
Substation voltage500 kV
Available capacity3 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 IXPData Center West Medford
IXP distance125.6 mi
Fiber providers8
Fiber coverage6.4%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionwestus
Cloud region distance202.1 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Parcel ownerPacific Gas & Electric Co.
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability95.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, Medium Intensity
Former usehydro
Existing capacity3 MW
Retirement date2024-10-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)3.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score52/100
Construction cost index95.9 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterData Center West Medford
DC distance125.6 mi
Nearest rail15.3 mi
Nearest gas pipeline4.7 mi
Nearest fiber route88.9 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

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
35
Speed to power15%
33
Fiber connectivity12%
45
Energy cost10%
52
Water risk8%
24
Natural hazard8%
52
Buildability7%
95
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
20
Land / acreage3%
46
Construction cost3%
70
Gas pipeline2%
85
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Kilarc
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
ROUND MOUNTAINSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW5.7 yrs61.4
KESWICKSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs57.9
SHASTASubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs56.9
SULPHURSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs56.2
CHURNSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs55.8
FLANNIGANSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs55.8
AIRPORTSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs55.3
Greenfield (TABLE MT. - ROUND MOUNTAIN)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW5.7 yrs55.1

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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