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Datacenter Sites in Sutter County, California

Sutter County has 30 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 49.3/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 2,413 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Relatively High".

At a glance

Sutter County, California has 30 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 49.3/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the California average of 45.4. It ranks 49th of 58 California counties by number of sites and 7th by average score. The top-scoring site is O'BANION at 58.6/100.

30
Candidate sites
49.3/100
Avg DC Readiness
2,413 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Relatively High
Hazard rating
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Top 25 in Sutter County

Site-selection context for Sutter County

No
Datacenter tax incentive
28.03¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
21.55¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
5
Fiber providers
High
Water stress
$14,191
Land price / acre
1,000
Cooling degree days
2,500
Heating degree days
59°F
Mean annual temp

How does Sutter County compare with other counties in California?

By number of scored sites, Sutter County ranks 49th of the 58 California counties with a county page, holding 0.4% of the state's 8,490 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 49.3/100 ranks 7th in the state and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 1271st-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 4 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in Sutter County?

Substation-Adjacent sites are the most common (13, 43% of the county's inventory), followed by greenfield (10) and former mine (3). Site type reflects how the parcel was identified — next to a substation, on a former mine or brownfield, on industrial or federal excess land — and is scored on the same 14 factors either way.

What are power cost, hazard, water and fiber conditions in Sutter County?

Industrial electricity averages 21.55¢/kWh and commercial 28.03¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Relatively High" (48). WRI water stress is high. 5 fiber providers report service in the county. The climate runs 1,000 cooling degree days a year with a mean temperature of 59°F. Land is valued around $14,191 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Sutter County

Top datacenter sites in Sutter County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
O'BANIONSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW7.6 yrs58.6
Sierra Pacific Lincoln FacilityBrownfield66 kV13 MW7.6 yrs57.1
RIO OSOSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs56.5
SUTTERSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs55.5
TAP302769Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW7.6 yrs54.2
Western Regional Sanitary LandfillBrownfield115 kV0 MW7.6 yrs53.8
LINCOLNSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW7.6 yrs52.9
EC Near Greenleaf 1Greenfield——7.6 yrs52.0
EAST NICOLAUSSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW7.6 yrs51.3
EC Near Greenleaf 1Greenfield——7.6 yrs51.0
OLIVEHURSTSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW7.6 yrs50.5
OZ SutterGreenfield——7.6 yrs50.2
BOGUESubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW7.6 yrs50.1
EC Near Greenleaf 1Greenfield——7.6 yrs49.0
PEASESubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW7.6 yrs48.9
EC Near Greenleaf 1Greenfield——7.6 yrs48.5
YUBA CITY STA ASubstation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW7.6 yrs48.0
EC Near Greenleaf 1Greenfield——7.6 yrs47.9
EC FFE Sutter CountyGreenfield——7.6 yrs47.4
EC Near Greenleaf 1Greenfield——7.6 yrs47.1
MERIDIANSubstation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW7.6 yrs47.1
ENCINAL BROWNSSubstation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW7.6 yrs47.0
LIVE OAKSubstation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW7.6 yrs47.0
EC Near Greenleaf 1Greenfield——7.6 yrs45.8
EC Near Greenleaf 1Greenfield——7.6 yrs45.5

Every scored site in Sutter County

All 30 sites, best first.

Sutter County datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Sutter County?

30 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 49.3/100 DC Readiness. That is the 49th-most of 58 California counties with five or more sites.

What is the highest-scoring datacenter site in Sutter County?

O'BANION scores 58.6/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 30 scored sites in Sutter County (a substation-adjacent site).

Does Sutter County offer datacenter tax incentives?

No datacenter-specific tax incentive is on record for Sutter County in the GridCensus county dataset.

What is the natural-hazard risk in Sutter County?

FEMA's National Risk Index rates Sutter County as "Relatively High" (score 48).

What are industrial electricity rates in Sutter County?

Average industrial electricity is 21.55¢/kWh and commercial is 28.03¢/kWh in Sutter County.

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About this data

Source: GridCensus composite of HIFLD transmission and substation data, EIA, FEMA National Risk Index, FCC broadband data, PeeringDB and ISO interconnection queues, as published November 13, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: GridCensus, “Datacenter candidate sites in Sutter County, California”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/california/sutter-county (data as of November 13, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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