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Tehama County, California · CAISO

DC Readiness
38.4
Limited / 100

SIGNAL is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Tehama County, California, interconnecting through CAISO. It screens at 38.4/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 50 MW of candidate capacity and a 8.2 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationSIGNAL
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage69 kV
Available capacity50 MW

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionCAISO
Queue depth480
Avg queue wait8.2 yrs

Connectivity

Nearest IXPQuest Roseville
IXP distance124.3 mi
Fiber providers4
Fiber coverage1.6%

Site characteristics

Former usebiomass
Existing capacity8 MW
Retirement date2007-12-01

Risk & environment

Water stress (WRI)High
Wetlands (NWI)
Critical habitat
Superfund nearby
Hazard sub-score52/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterQuest Roseville
DC distance124.3 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (48)
DC tax incentiveNo
Commercial electricity29.96¢/kWh
Industrial electricity22.93¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,000
Heating degree days2,500
Land price / acre$5,479

Site location

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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
This site + 8 nearby

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
46
Speed to power15%
39
Fiber connectivity12%
9
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk8%
24
Natural hazard8%
52
Buildability7%
60
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
20
Land / acreage3%
34
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near SIGNAL
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
Sierra Pacific Anderson FacilityBrownfield115 kV4 MW5.7 yrs49.4
OLINDASubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW8.2 yrs47.9
EC FFE Tehama CountyGreenfield5.7 yrs43.8
COTTONWOODSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs43.6
PANORAMASubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW8.2 yrs40.6
JESSUP TAP 1Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW8.2 yrs39.2
JESSUPSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW8.2 yrs39.2
ANDERSONSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW8.2 yrs39.2

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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