CAISO Datacenter Sites
California Independent System Operator
CAISO runs most of California's grid. Silicon Valley demand and aggressive clean-energy goals collide with high power prices and constrained transmission — a premium but challenging market.
8,603
Candidate sites
42.7/100
Avg DC Readiness
310.2k MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
7.9 yrs
Avg queue wait
Member states
By site type
- Federal Excess3,246
- Industrial2,199
- Substation-Adjacent1,572
- Greenfield1,023
- Former Mine450
- Brownfield104
- Military BRAC9
Average sub-score profile
Power availability
35.8
Speed-to-power
25.4
Fiber
65.7
Water
27.5
Hazard resilience
50.8
Top 25 datacenter sites in CAISO
| Site | Type | State | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TESLA Power Project | Brownfield | CA | Alameda County | 500 kV | 1,322 MW | 5.7 yrs | 64.1 |
| Greenfield (JEFFERSON - GREENTOWN) | Greenfield | CA | Hamilton County | 765 kV | 1,000 MW | 8.2 yrs | 61.7 |
| Greenfield (WILSON - PIN HOOK) | Greenfield | CA | Wilson County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 8.2 yrs | 60.7 |
| Broadway (CA) | Brownfield | CA | Los Angeles County | 66 kV | 167 MW | 5.7 yrs | 60.7 |
| Greenfield (MONTGOMERY - DAVIDSON) | Greenfield | CA | Cheatham County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 8.2 yrs | 60.3 |
| STATION L (SCATTERGOOD) | Substation-Adjacent | CA | Los Angeles County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 8.2 yrs | 60.1 |
| Greenfield (MONTGOMERY - WILSON) | Greenfield | CA | Sumner County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 8.2 yrs | 60.1 |
| Greenfield (MONTGOMERY - WILSON) | Greenfield | CA | Robertson County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 8.2 yrs | 60.0 |
| STATION E (TOLUCA) | Substation-Adjacent | CA | Los Angeles County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 8.2 yrs | 59.9 |
| METCALF 1 | Substation-Adjacent | CA | Santa Clara County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 8.2 yrs | 59.6 |
| VALLEY | Substation-Adjacent | CA | Orange County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 8.2 yrs | 59.5 |
| INLAND EMPIRE | Substation-Adjacent | CA | Orange County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 8.2 yrs | 59.5 |
| MOSS LANDING | Substation-Adjacent | CA | Santa Cruz County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 8.2 yrs | 59.4 |
| Greenfield (MONTGOMERY - DAVIDSON) | Greenfield | CA | Montgomery County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 8.2 yrs | 59.3 |
| Hunters Point | Brownfield | CA | San Mateo County | 115 kV | 427 MW | 5.7 yrs | 58.9 |
| AIRWAY | Substation-Adjacent | CA | Los Angeles County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 8.2 yrs | 58.9 |
| STATION M(VALLEY) | Substation-Adjacent | CA | Los Angeles County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 8.2 yrs | 58.9 |
| RINALDI | Substation-Adjacent | CA | Los Angeles County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 8.2 yrs | 58.2 |
| HAYNES | Substation-Adjacent | CA | Orange County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 8.2 yrs | 58.1 |
| SAN BERNARDINO | Substation-Adjacent | CA | Orange County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 8.2 yrs | 58.1 |
| HUNTINGTON BEACH | Substation-Adjacent | CA | Orange County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 8.2 yrs | 58.1 |
| SERRANO | Substation-Adjacent | CA | Orange County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 8.2 yrs | 58.0 |
| MIGUEL | Substation-Adjacent | CA | San Diego County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 8.2 yrs | 57.8 |
| Greenfield (BRIDGEPORT - MICKLETON) | Greenfield | CA | Delaware County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 8.2 yrs | 57.7 |
| UCLA So Campus Cogen Project | Brownfield | CA | Los Angeles County | 230 kV | 15 MW | 5.7 yrs | 57.7 |
CAISO FAQ
- What is CAISO?
- California Independent System Operator (CAISO) CAISO runs most of California's grid. Silicon Valley demand and aggressive clean-energy goals collide with high power prices and constrained transmission — a premium but challenging market.
- How many datacenter sites are in the CAISO region?
- GridCensus catalogs 8,603 scored datacenter candidate sites in CAISO, averaging 42.7/100 DC Readiness.
- What is the average interconnection-queue wait in CAISO?
- Candidate sites in CAISO average a 7.9 yrs queue wait with an average queue depth of 226 projects.
Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.
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