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OZ Tuolumne

Greenfield

Tuolumne County, California · CAISO

DC Readiness
40.0
Fair / 100

At a glance

OZ Tuolumne is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Tuolumne County, California, scoring 40.0/100 DC Readiness — 100th of 100 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

LMP zoneCAISO_NP15
Wholesale LMP$16.53/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.28¢/kWh
UtilityPACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO.investor ownedrestrictive to large load · terms ≥ 50 MW

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookConstrained
≈ 8.3 yrs typical interconnection wait

Deep queue and long historical waits — plan for a multi-year interconnection timeline and engage the utility early.

ISO / RTO regionCAISO
Queue depth227
Avg queue wait7.6 yrs
Recent queue wait8.3 yrs
Completion rate11%
Withdrawal rate89%

Connectivity

Nearest IXP801 Tenth Street Modesto (Ayera)
IXP distance42.4 mi
Fiber providers4
Fiber coverage3.8%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-west-1
Cloud region distance94.6 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactTuolumne County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability50.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Mixed Forest

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)3.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score52/100
Construction cost index96.1 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenter801 Tenth Street Modesto (Ayera)
DC distance42.4 mi
Nearest rail1.9 mi
Nearest gas pipeline23.9 mi
Nearest fiber route0.7 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (48)
DC tax incentiveNo
Commercial electricity27.92¢/kWh
Industrial electricity21.43¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,000
Heating degree days2,500
Land price / acre$4,337

Regulatory climate

Moderatestate posture · as of 2026-08

No notable statewide DC restriction on record; confirm local zoning and utility tariffs.

DC tax incentiveNo / suspended

Site location

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

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How does OZ Tuolumne compare with other sites in Tuolumne County?

OZ Tuolumne ranks 100th of 100 scored candidate sites in Tuolumne County. Its 40.0/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 41.5. It is about 12% below the California average of 45.4 and about 25% below the national average of 53.2.

Against the California average, its strongest sub-score is water (52 vs 27) and its weakest is fiber connectivity (6 vs 66). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is OZ Tuolumne to power, fiber and other datacenters?

The nearest located transmission bottleneck is 34002_SALADO _60.0_34008_STNSLSRP_60.0_BR_1 _1 (CAISO), 26 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is 801 Tenth Street Modesto (Ayera) at 42.4 miles. 4 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is 801 Tenth Street Modesto (Ayera), 42.4 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at OZ Tuolumne?

The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk). WRI rates baseline water stress at 3.80 on a 0–5 scale. No mapped wetlands are recorded on the parcel. At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Tuolumne County "Relatively High".

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
43
Fiber connectivity12%
6
Energy cost10%
63
Water risk7%
52
Natural hazard6%
52
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
45
Land / acreage3%
34
Construction cost3%
70
Gas pipeline2%
23
Tax incentive1%
0
Climate / cooling1%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near OZ Tuolumne
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN302149Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW7.6 yrs47.6
SIERRA PACIFIC INDUSTRIESSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW7.6 yrs47.0
NEW MOCCASIN CRSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW7.6 yrs46.9
MI-WUKSubstation-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

OZ Tuolumne: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of OZ Tuolumne?

OZ Tuolumne scores 40.0/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 100th of 100 scored sites in Tuolumne County. The Tuolumne County average is 41.5 and the California average is 45.4.

Which electric utility serves OZ Tuolumne?

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 OZ Tuolumne in?

OZ Tuolumne is in the CAISO region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 7.6-year wait from queue request to operation.

Is OZ Tuolumne in a flood zone?

The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk).

Who owns OZ Tuolumne?

Parcel records list the owner as PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY (private land).

How far is OZ Tuolumne from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is 801 Tenth Street Modesto (Ayera), about 42.4 miles away; 4 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, “OZ Tuolumne, Tuolumne County, CA”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/california/tuolumne-county/oz-tuolumne-19c059c1 (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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