ROUND MOUNTAIN

Substation-Adjacent

Shasta County, California · CAISO

DC Readiness
61.4
Good / 100

ROUND MOUNTAIN is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Shasta County, California, interconnecting through CAISO. It screens at 61.4/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 1,000 MW of candidate capacity and a 5.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationROUND MOUNTAIN
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage500 kV
Available capacity1,000 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 distance116.1 mi
Fiber providers8
Fiber coverage6.4%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionwestus
Cloud region distance210.6 mi

Site characteristics

Parcel ownerPACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability100.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, High Intensity

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)3.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteINTERNATIONAL LINE BUILDERS INC
Hazard sub-score42/100
Construction cost index95.9 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterData Center West Medford
DC distance116.1 mi
Nearest rail13.1 mi
Nearest gas pipeline3.3 mi
Nearest fiber route97.7 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%
100
Speed to power15%
35
Fiber connectivity12%
52
Energy cost10%
63
Water risk8%
50
Natural hazard8%
42
Buildability7%
100
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
20
Land / acreage3%
37
Construction cost3%
70
Gas pipeline2%
89
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near ROUND MOUNTAIN
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
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
SPRING CREEKSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 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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