OBanion Substation at 39.026, -121.724
Federal ExcessSutter County, California · CAISO
At a glance
OBanion Substation at 39.026, -121.724 is a federal excess datacenter candidate site in Sutter County, California, scoring 43.5/100 DC Readiness — 27th of 30 scored sites in the county. It sits in the CAISO grid region and the PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO. service territory, where interconnection has averaged 7.6 years from request to operation.
Power & interconnection
Speed to power
Deep queue and long historical waits — plan for a multi-year interconnection timeline and engage the utility early.
Connectivity
Site characteristics
Risk & environment
Location context
Regulatory climate
No notable statewide DC restriction on record; confirm local zoning and utility tariffs.
Site location
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How does OBanion Substation at 39.026, -121.724 compare with other sites in Sutter County?
OBanion Substation at 39.026, -121.724 ranks 27th of 30 scored candidate sites in Sutter County. Its 43.5/100 is about 12% below the county average of 49.3. It is roughly in line with the California average of 45.4 and about 18% below the national average of 53.2.
Against the California average, its strongest sub-score is fiber connectivity (68 vs 66) and its weakest is power availability (30 vs 36). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.
How close is OBanion Substation at 39.026, -121.724 to power, fiber and other datacenters?
The nearest located transmission bottleneck is 32218_DRUM _115_32244_BRNSWKT2_115_BR_2 _1 (CAISO), 47 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Quest Roseville at 27.4 miles. 5 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Quest Roseville, 27.4 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at OBanion Substation at 39.026, -121.724?
At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Sutter County "Relatively High".
Full DC Readiness breakdown
All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.
Nearby comparable sites
Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Sutter County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'BANION | Substation-Adjacent | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 7.6 yrs | 58.6 |
| Sierra Pacific Lincoln Facility | Brownfield | 66 kV | 13 MW | 7.6 yrs | 57.1 |
| RIO OSO | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 7.6 yrs | 56.5 |
| SUTTER | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 7.6 yrs | 55.5 |
| TAP302769 | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 7.6 yrs | 54.2 |
| Western Regional Sanitary Landfill | Brownfield | 115 kV | 0 MW | 7.6 yrs | 53.8 |
| LINCOLN | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 7.6 yrs | 52.9 |
| EC Near Greenleaf 1 | Greenfield | — | — | 7.6 yrs | 52.0 |
OBanion Substation at 39.026, -121.724: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of OBanion Substation at 39.026, -121.724?
OBanion Substation at 39.026, -121.724 scores 43.5/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 27th of 30 scored sites in Sutter County. The Sutter County average is 49.3 and the California average is 45.4.
Which electric utility serves OBanion Substation at 39.026, -121.724?
PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO. (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CORPORATION.
What grid region is OBanion Substation at 39.026, -121.724 in?
OBanion Substation at 39.026, -121.724 is in the CAISO region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 7.6-year wait from queue request to operation.
How far is OBanion Substation at 39.026, -121.724 from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is Quest Roseville, about 27.4 miles away; 5 fiber providers report service at the location.
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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 October 10, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: GridCensus, “OBanion Substation at 39.026, -121.724, Sutter County, CA”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/california/sutter-county/obanion-substation-3411f3ca (data as of October 10, 2026).
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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