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Turlock Irrigation District Fuel Cell

Brownfield

Stanislaus County, California · CAISO

DC Readiness
54.6
Fair / 100

Turlock Irrigation District Fuel Cell is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Stanislaus County, California, interconnecting through CAISO. It screens at 54.6/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 1 MW of candidate capacity and a 5.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationINDUSTRIAL
Substation distance0.3 mi
Substation voltage66 kV
Available capacity1 MW
LMP zoneCAISO_NP15
Wholesale LMP$16.53/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.23¢/kWh
UtilityTURLOCK IRRIGATION DISTRICTpolitical subdivisionmoderate to large load · state default

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 IXP801 Tenth Street Modesto (Ayera)
IXP distance12.9 mi
Fiber providers7
Fiber coverage23.1%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-west-1
Cloud region distance56.8 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Land contactState Environmental Cleanup Program
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability100.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, High Intensity
Former usebiomass
Existing capacity1 MW
Retirement date2012-02-01

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintLow (30/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)3.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteTURLOCK CITY OF
Hazard sub-score42/100
Construction cost index94.8 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenter801 Tenth Street Modesto (Ayera)
DC distance12.9 mi
Nearest rail0.4 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.2 mi
Nearest fiber route134.2 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (48)
DC tax incentiveNo
Commercial electricity23.01¢/kWh
Industrial electricity17.86¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,000
Heating degree days2,500
Land price / acre$20,208

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%
38
Speed to power20%
38
Fiber connectivity12%
72
Energy cost10%
52
Water risk7%
53
Natural hazard6%
42
Buildability7%
100
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
90
Land / acreage3%
58
Construction cost3%
71
Gas pipeline2%
99
Tax incentive1%
0
Climate / cooling1%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Turlock Irrigation District Fuel Cell
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
PRESCOTTSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs54.4
ROSEMORE BSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs54.3
OZ StanislausGreenfield——5.7 yrs53.5
PARKERSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs53.4
WALNUTSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs52.8
COTTLESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs52.6
WARNERVILLESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs52.5
WESTLEYSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs52.2

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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