Iron Gate

Brownfield

Siskiyou County, California · CAISO

DC Readiness
38.8
Limited / 100

Iron Gate is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Siskiyou County, California, interconnecting through CAISO. It screens at 38.8/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 18 MW of candidate capacity and a 5.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Substation distance4.7 mi
Substation voltage115 kV
Available capacity18 MW
LMP zoneCAISO_NP15
Wholesale LMP$16.53/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.22¢/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 distance35.8 mi
Fiber providers6
Fiber coverage39.9%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-west-2
Cloud region distance253.4 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Parcel ownerPacifiCorp
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability70.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Shrub/Scrub
Former usehydro
Existing capacity18 MW
Retirement date2024-01-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone A (SFHA)
Water stress (WRI)3.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteKIEWIT KLAMATH RIVER IRON GATE
Hazard sub-score27/100
Construction cost index87.8 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterData Center West Medford
DC distance35.8 mi
Nearest rail3.9 mi
Nearest gas pipeline42.8 mi
Nearest fiber route7.0 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

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
16
Speed to power15%
36
Fiber connectivity12%
59
Energy cost10%
52
Water risk8%
24
Natural hazard8%
27
Buildability7%
70
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
58
Construction cost3%
77
Gas pipeline2%
0
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Iron Gate
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
TAP203323Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW5.7 yrs52.4
YREKASubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW5.7 yrs52.3
TAP203329Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW5.7 yrs51.4
TAP203327Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW5.7 yrs51.0
WEED JUNCTIONSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW5.7 yrs50.3
TAP203324Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW5.7 yrs49.4
COPCO 2 230KVSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs49.4
UNKNOWN203328Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW5.7 yrs48.9

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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