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Siskiyou County, California · CAISO

DC Readiness
41.5
Fair / 100

COPCO 1 is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Siskiyou County, California, interconnecting through CAISO. It screens at 41.5/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 50 MW of candidate capacity and a 8.2 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationCOPCO 1
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage69 kV
Available capacity50 MW

Speed to power

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

Connectivity

Nearest IXPData Center West Medford
IXP distance37.0 mi
Fiber providers5
Fiber coverage45.1%

Site characteristics

Former usehydro
Existing capacity20 MW
Retirement date2024-01-01

Risk & environment

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

Location context

Nearest datacenterData Center West Medford
DC distance37.0 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (48)
DC tax incentiveNo
Commercial electricity21.81¢/kWh
Industrial electricity17.56¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,000
Heating degree days2,500
Land price / acre$4,174

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%
46
Speed to power15%
39
Fiber connectivity12%
27
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk8%
24
Natural hazard8%
52
Buildability7%
60
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
34
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near COPCO 1
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
COPCO 2 230KVSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs47.9
UNKNOWN203328Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW8.2 yrs42.2
AGERSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW8.2 yrs42.2
YREKASubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW8.2 yrs42.2
TAP203323Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW8.2 yrs42.2
TAP203327Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW8.2 yrs42.2
UNKNOWN203330Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW8.2 yrs42.2
WEED JUNCTIONSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW8.2 yrs41.4

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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