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Datacenter Sites in Tehama County, California

Tehama County has 93 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 41.0/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 2,354 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Relatively High".

At a glance

Tehama County, California has 93 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 41.0/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the California average of 45.4. It ranks 26th of 58 California counties by number of sites and 56th by average score. The top-scoring site is OLINDA at 54.5/100.

93
Candidate sites
41.0/100
Avg DC Readiness
2,354 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Relatively High
Hazard rating
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Top 25 in Tehama County

Site-selection context for Tehama County

No
Datacenter tax incentive
29.96¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
22.93¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
4
Fiber providers
High
Water stress
$5,479
Land price / acre
1,000
Cooling degree days
2,500
Heating degree days
59°F
Mean annual temp

How does Tehama County compare with other counties in California?

By number of scored sites, Tehama County ranks 26th of the 58 California counties with a county page, holding 1.1% of the state's 8,490 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 41.0/100 ranks 56th in the state and is about 23% below the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 360th-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 0 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in Tehama County?

Federal Excess sites are the most common (67, 72% of the county's inventory), followed by substation-adjacent (19) and former mine (4). 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 Tehama County?

Industrial electricity averages 22.93¢/kWh and commercial 29.96¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Relatively High" (48). WRI water stress is high. 4 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 $5,479 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Tehama County

Top datacenter sites in Tehama County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
OLINDASubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW7.6 yrs54.5
COTTONWOODSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs50.4
Sierra Pacific Anderson FacilityBrownfield115 kV4 MW7.6 yrs50.1
PANORAMASubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW7.6 yrs47.0
ANDERSONSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW7.6 yrs46.1
JESSUPSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW7.6 yrs46.1
JESSUP TAP 1Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW7.6 yrs46.0
EC FFE Tehama CountyGreenfield——7.6 yrs45.2
SIGNALSubstation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW7.6 yrs44.8
RAWSON PACKAGINGSubstation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW7.6 yrs44.1
CORNINGSubstation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW7.6 yrs44.1
TYLERSubstation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW7.6 yrs44.1
LOS MOLINOSSubstation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW7.6 yrs44.1
GERBERSubstation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW7.6 yrs44.1
CORNINGSubstation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW7.6 yrs44.1
RED BANKSubstation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW7.6 yrs44.1
DAIRYVILLESubstation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW7.6 yrs44.0
VINASubstation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW7.6 yrs44.0
COLEMAN HATCHERYSubstation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW7.6 yrs43.7
COLEMANSubstation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW7.6 yrs43.6
INSKIPSubstation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW7.6 yrs43.6
Sacramento River Division, CVPFederal Excess——7.6 yrs40.6
Sacramento River Division, CVPFederal Excess——7.6 yrs40.6
Sacramento River Division, CVPFederal Excess——7.6 yrs40.5
RED BLUFFFederal Excess——7.6 yrs40.4

Every scored site in Tehama County

All 93 sites, best first.

Tehama County datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Tehama County?

93 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 41.0/100 DC Readiness. That is the 26th-most of 58 California counties with five or more sites.

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

OLINDA scores 54.5/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 93 scored sites in Tehama County (a substation-adjacent site).

Does Tehama County offer datacenter tax incentives?

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

What is the natural-hazard risk in Tehama County?

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

What are industrial electricity rates in Tehama County?

Average industrial electricity is 22.93¢/kWh and commercial is 29.96¢/kWh in Tehama 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 Tehama County, California”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/california/tehama-county (data as of November 13, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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