Military BRAC Datacenter Sites in California
At a glance
Property released through Base Realignment and Closure. BRAC sites are rare but can offer large secured footprints with robust legacy power and communications infrastructure.
Top military brac sites in California
| Site | Type | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSO Hunters Point Annex | Military BRAC | San Francisco County | — | — | 7.6 yrs | 48.1 |
| CSO NS Treasure Island | Military BRAC | San Francisco County | — | — | 7.6 yrs | 48.0 |
| McClellan AFB | Military BRAC | Sacramento County | — | — | 7.6 yrs | 46.9 |
| Site 3 NS Long Beach | Military BRAC | Los Angeles County | — | — | 7.6 yrs | 46.7 |
| Riverbank AAP | Military BRAC | Stanislaus County | — | — | 7.6 yrs | 46.1 |
| CSO NAS Alameda | Military BRAC | Fresno County | — | — | 7.6 yrs | 45.8 |
| Det Concord (BRAC) | Military BRAC | Contra Costa County | — | — | 7.6 yrs | 45.4 |
| CSO NSY Mare Island | Military BRAC | Solano County | — | — | 7.6 yrs | 44.8 |
| Point Arena Air Force Station | Military BRAC | Mendocino County | — | — | 7.6 yrs | 40.1 |
How does California compare with other states for military brac sites?
With 9 sites, California ranks 1st of the 14 states that have any military brac candidate sites. Nationally, military brac sites average 50.4/100 DC Readiness, below the 53.0 average across all site types. Across every site type, California averages 45.4, the 52nd-highest of 52 states, and its candidate sites face an average interconnection-queue wait of 7.6 years.
Where are the highest-scoring military brac sites in California?
The top 9 range from 48.1 to 40.1 on the 0–100 DC Readiness Score. They are concentrated in San Francisco County (2). By grid region, 8 are in CAISO and 1 is in WECC.
County pages: San Francisco County · Sacramento County · Los Angeles County · Stanislaus County
What power, fiber and flood exposure do these military brac sites have?
Their counties have a median of 10 fixed fiber broadband providers in FCC data. The median distance to the nearest internet exchange facility is 11 km. The median interconnection-queue wait in their markets is 7.6 years. None of the 2 with a mapped FEMA flood zone sits in a high-risk (A or V) zone. 4 lie within 25 km of a binding transmission constraint.
Frequently asked questions
How many military brac datacenter sites are in California?
GridCensus catalogs 9 military brac datacenter candidate sites in California, 35% of the national total for this type (1st of 14 states).
What is a military brac datacenter site?
Property released through Base Realignment and Closure. BRAC sites are rare but can offer large secured footprints with robust legacy power and communications infrastructure.
What is the best military brac datacenter site in California?
By DC Readiness Score, CSO Hunters Point Annex in San Francisco County ranks first at 48.1/100, followed by CSO NS Treasure Island in San Francisco County at 48.0.
Which California counties have the best military brac sites?
The top 9 military brac sites in California are concentrated in San Francisco County (2).
How does California score for datacenters overall?
All 8,490 scored sites in California average 45.4/100 DC Readiness, the 52nd-highest of 52 states, against a national average of 53.0.
More on military brac sites and California
- All datacenter sites in California· 8,490 sites
- Military BRAC datacenter sites nationwide· 26 sites
- Federal Excess sites in California· 3,212 sites
- Industrial sites in California· 2,201 sites
- Substation-Adjacent sites in California· 1,573 sites
- Greenfield sites in California· 941 sites
- Former Mine sites in California· 451 sites
- Brownfield sites in California· 103 sites
Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.
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 12, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: GridCensus, “Military BRAC datacenter sites in California”, https://gridcensus.com/site-types/military-brac/california (data as of November 12, 2026).
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