Greenfield Datacenter Sites in California
California has 2,626 greenfield datacenter candidate sites. Undeveloped land with no prior industrial use. Greenfield parcels offer maximum design flexibility and large contiguous footprints, but typically require full utility build-out — the speed-to-power story hinges on proximity to existing transmission.
2,626
Greenfield sites
56.6/100
Avg score (top 25)
California
State
Greenfield
Type
Top greenfield sites in California
| Site | Type | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenfield (JEFFERSON - GREENTOWN) | Greenfield | Hamilton County | 765 kV | 1,000 MW | 8.2 yrs | 62.1 |
| Greenfield (WILSON - PIN HOOK) | Greenfield | Wilson County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 8.2 yrs | 61.2 |
| Greenfield (MONTGOMERY - DAVIDSON) | Greenfield | Cheatham County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 8.2 yrs | 60.0 |
| Greenfield (MONTGOMERY - WILSON) | Greenfield | Sumner County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 8.2 yrs | 59.4 |
| Greenfield (MONTGOMERY - WILSON) | Greenfield | Robertson County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 8.2 yrs | 59.1 |
| Greenfield (MONTGOMERY - DAVIDSON) | Greenfield | Montgomery County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 8.2 yrs | 57.7 |
| Greenfield (CLARKSVILLE - EAST WINDSOR) | Greenfield | Mercer County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 8.2 yrs | 57.7 |
| Greenfield (MIDDLETOWN - CONCORD) | Greenfield | Delaware County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 8.2 yrs | 57.6 |
| Greenfield (SOMERSET - NIAGARA) | Greenfield | Niagara County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 8.2 yrs | 57.4 |
| Greenfield (BRIDGEPORT - MICKLETON) | Greenfield | Delaware County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 8.2 yrs | 57.4 |
| Greenfield (HOWARD - GRANITE) | Greenfield | Howard County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 8.2 yrs | 57.3 |
| Greenfield (CLARKSVILLE - CHAMBERS SPRINGS) | Greenfield | Cherokee County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 8.2 yrs | 56.0 |
| Greenfield (OLIVE - REYNOLDS) | Greenfield | LaPorte County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 8.2 yrs | 55.7 |
| EC Near Grayson | Greenfield | Los Angeles | — | — | 5.7 yrs | 55.5 |
| EC Near Scattergood | Greenfield | Los Angeles | — | — | 5.7 yrs | 55.2 |
| EC Near Central Utilities Plant LAX | Greenfield | Los Angeles | — | — | 5.7 yrs | 55.0 |
| OZ Fresno | Greenfield | Fresno | — | — | 5.7 yrs | 54.8 |
| EC Near UCLA So Campus Cogen Project | Greenfield | Los Angeles | — | — | 5.7 yrs | 54.7 |
| OZ Los Angeles | Greenfield | Los Angeles | — | — | 5.7 yrs | 54.7 |
| OZ Ventura | Greenfield | Ventura | — | — | 5.7 yrs | 54.7 |
| EC Near Puente Hills Energy Recovery | Greenfield | Los Angeles | — | — | 5.7 yrs | 54.7 |
| EC Near SF State University | Greenfield | San Francisco | — | — | 5.7 yrs | 54.6 |
| Greenfield (CHESTER - NORTH ROCHESTER) | Greenfield | Olmsted County | 161 kV | 100 MW | 8.2 yrs | 54.6 |
| OZ Alameda | Greenfield | Alameda | — | — | 5.7 yrs | 54.6 |
| EC Near Scattergood | Greenfield | Los Angeles | — | — | 5.7 yrs | 54.5 |
- How many greenfield datacenter sites are in California?
- GridCensus catalogs 2,626 greenfield datacenter candidate sites in California.
- What is a greenfield datacenter site?
- Undeveloped land with no prior industrial use. Greenfield parcels offer maximum design flexibility and large contiguous footprints, but typically require full utility build-out — the speed-to-power story hinges on proximity to existing transmission.
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