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Datacenter Sites in Tuolumne County, California

Tuolumne County has 100 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 41.5/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 1,100 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Relatively High".

At a glance

Tuolumne County, California has 100 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 41.5/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the California average of 45.4. It ranks 23rd of 58 California counties by number of sites and 52nd by average score. The top-scoring site is Substation-Adjacent site · 40a58fcd at 47.6/100.

100
Candidate sites
41.5/100
Avg DC Readiness
1,100 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Relatively High
Hazard rating
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Top 25 in Tuolumne County

Site-selection context for Tuolumne County

No
Datacenter tax incentive
27.92¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
21.43¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
4
Fiber providers
High
Water stress
$4,337
Land price / acre
1,000
Cooling degree days
2,500
Heating degree days
59°F
Mean annual temp

How does Tuolumne County compare with other counties in California?

By number of scored sites, Tuolumne County ranks 23rd of the 58 California counties with a county page, holding 1.2% of the state's 8,490 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 41.5/100 ranks 52nd in the state and is about 22% below the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 322nd-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 Tuolumne County?

Federal Excess sites are the most common (83, 83% of the county's inventory), followed by substation-adjacent (11) 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 Tuolumne County?

Industrial electricity averages 21.43¢/kWh and commercial 27.92¢/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 $4,337 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Tuolumne County

Top datacenter sites in Tuolumne County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN302149Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW7.6 yrs47.6
SIERRA PACIFIC INDUSTRIESSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW7.6 yrs47.0
MI-WUKSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW7.6 yrs46.9
NEW MOCCASIN CRSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW7.6 yrs46.9
SPRING GAP TAPSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW7.6 yrs46.8
EARLY INTAKESubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW7.6 yrs46.7
SPRING GAPSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW7.6 yrs46.7
SANDBARSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW7.6 yrs46.6
BEARDSLEYSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW7.6 yrs45.9
BEARDSLEY TAPSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW7.6 yrs45.9
DONNELLS-CURTISSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW7.6 yrs45.8
Central Valley ProjectFederal Excess——7.6 yrs41.4
Central Valley ProjectFederal Excess——7.6 yrs41.4
Central Valley ProjectFederal Excess——7.6 yrs41.4
Central Valley ProjectFederal Excess——7.6 yrs41.4
Central Valley ProjectFederal Excess——7.6 yrs41.4
Central Valley ProjectFederal Excess——7.6 yrs41.4
Central Valley ProjectFederal Excess——7.6 yrs41.4
Central Valley ProjectFederal Excess——7.6 yrs41.4
Central Valley ProjectFederal Excess——7.6 yrs41.4
Central Valley ProjectFederal Excess——7.6 yrs41.4
Central Valley ProjectFederal Excess——7.6 yrs41.4
Central Valley ProjectFederal Excess——7.6 yrs41.4
Central Valley ProjectFederal Excess——7.6 yrs41.3
Central Valley ProjectFederal Excess——7.6 yrs41.3

Every scored site in Tuolumne County

All 100 sites, best first.

Tuolumne County datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Tuolumne County?

100 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 41.5/100 DC Readiness. That is the 23rd-most of 58 California counties with five or more sites.

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

Substation-Adjacent site · 40a58fcd scores 47.6/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 100 scored sites in Tuolumne County (a substation-adjacent site).

Does Tuolumne County offer datacenter tax incentives?

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

What is the natural-hazard risk in Tuolumne County?

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

What are industrial electricity rates in Tuolumne County?

Average industrial electricity is 21.43¢/kWh and commercial is 27.92¢/kWh in Tuolumne 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 Tuolumne County, California”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/california/tuolumne-county (data as of November 13, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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