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California Data Center Intelligence

Mapped California data center sites, with their power, water and risk

One app for every California county: data center sites, power, grid and FEMA risk, with hearing alerts and an API. 116 data center buildings are mapped in 14 of its 58 counties, and businesses pay 26.16¢ per kWh for power, 96% above the US average.

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Where are California's data centers?

116 mapped buildings sit in 14 of California's 58 counties. Santa Clara County has the most: 74.

Santa Clara 74Los Angeles 11Alameda 7Sacramento 5San Diego 5

    © OpenStreetMap contributors

    Which risks do the counties with data centers face?

    Inland flooding is the most common risk: 14 of the 14 counties with mapped data centers rate high for it.

    Bars: counties with mapped data centers that rate Relatively high or Very high . Tap one to show it on the map.

    All 58 counties as a table

    What will a California site pay for power, and how fast is demand growing?

    Business power in California costs 26.16¢ per kWh, 96% above the US, and demand fell 0.1% since 2019.

    What do businesses pay for power?

    26.16¢ per kWh in 2025, 96% above the US average of 13.37¢.

    • Businesses2nd most expensive of 51
      California
      26.16¢
      US
      13.37¢

    How fast is business power demand growing?

    Business power use in California fell 0.1% since 2019, while the US grew 10.5%.

    0%+10%California−0.1%US+10.5%2019’20’21’22’23’242025

    What makes California's power?

    205.1 TWh generated in 2025: natural gas 36%, solar 27%, hydro 14%.

    • Natural gas36%
    • Solar27%
    • Hydro14%
    • Nuclear8.6%
    • Wind7.4%
    • Geothermal5.3%
    • Other biomass1.1%
    • Wood1.0%

    Under 1% each: other gases, coal, pumped storage, petroleum. Other (EIA's catch-all) used more power than it made, so it is left out.

    How much new power is proposed?

    21,695 MW of new plants are proposed for 2026–2030, about a fifth of today's 102,090 MW: other 51%, solar 39%, pumped storage 7%, wind 2%.

    • Other (EIA's catch-all)11,172 MW
    • Solar8,382 MW
    • Pumped storage1,600 MW
    • Wind338 MW
    • Natural gas168 MW
    • Other biomass26 MW
    • Hydro8 MW
    • Geothermal1 MW

    Which grid would a California site join, and what are its water and hazard risks?

    CAISO serves 79% of California's power sales; inland flooding, wildfires, drought and earthquakes cost it most.

    Which grid serves California?

    CAISO serves 79% of California's retail power sales.

    • CAISO79%
    • No ISO/RTO20.9%

    Share of 2025 retail sales, by each utility's balancing authority .

    How much water do California's power plants use?

    California's power plants took in 1,152 billion gallons of water in 2024 to cool and returned more than 99%; 10.0 billion gallons were used up .

    Returned 99.1%Used up 0.9%

    Which hazards cost California most?

    Inland flooding, wildfires, drought and earthquakes are California's biggest risks: each rates very high against other states .

    • Inland floodingVery high
    • WildfireVery high
    • DroughtVery high
    • EarthquakeVery high
    • Coastal floodingRelatively high
    • Heat waveRelatively high
    • TornadoRelatively moderate
    • HurricaneVery low

    Who uses it, and what do they see first?

    Lawyers, brokers, site teams, utilities, insurers and investors each start from their own view of California's 58 counties.

    Land-use and energy lawyers

    Follow counties with data centers, their hearings and FEMA risk.

    • Santa Clara County74 mapped · risk very high
    • Los Angeles County11 mapped · risk very high
    • Alameda County7 mapped · risk very high
    14counties with data centers to follow, each with its planning and zoning agendas

    Land and industrial brokers

    Rank counties by mapped data center buildings, with the power price behind them.

    • Santa Clara County74
    • Los Angeles County11
    • Alameda County7
    • Sacramento County5
    • San Diego County5
    74mapped buildings in Santa Clara County, the most in California

    Site selection teams

    Shortlist counties by mapped sites, power and risk on one map.

    14of 58 counties have mapped data centers

    Utilities and power buyers

    Follow prices, demand and the grid behind each site. Bars: business power sales since 2019.

    • California−0.1%
    • US+10.5%
    −0.1%business power sales since 2019, US +10.5%

    Insurers and lenders

    Bars: how many of the counties with data centers rate high for each hazard.

    • Inland flooding14 of 14
    • Heat wave8 of 14
    • Drought7 of 14
    • Wildfire7 of 14
    14of 14 counties with mapped data centers rate high for at least one

    Investors and analysts

    See which new power plants are proposed, by source and size. Bars: MW proposed.

    • Other11,172
    • Solar8,382
    • Pumped storage1,600
    • Wind338
    21,695MW of new plants proposed for 2026–2030

    What's inside California Data Center Intelligence?

    One app for all 58 California counties, plus hearing alerts and an API. Every screen below is filled with California's real data.

    The Intelligence app

    Every county's sites, power, water and risk on one screen, with your watchlist.

    app.camsahead.com/intelligence/california
    OverviewMapSitesAI campusesProjectsPowerWaterRiskHearingsAlertsAPI
    116mapped buildings
    26.16¢business power, per kWh
    −0.6%business demand, last 12 months
    WatchlistMappedFloodHeatDrought
    Santa Clara County74Very highhighhigh
    Los Angeles County11Very highhighlow
    Alameda County7Very highhighmoderate
    Sacramento County5highmoderatehigh
    San Diego County5Very highhighlow

    Hearings and filings

    Follow counties and cases; get the agenda and the record when a hearing is posted.

    Hearings · California
    California · counties you follow Planning, zoning and utility agendas
    • Santa Clara County74 mapped data center buildingsAgenda alerts
    • Los Angeles County11 mapped data center buildingsAgenda alerts
    • Alameda County7 mapped data center buildingsAgenda alerts
    • Sacramento County5 mapped data center buildingsAgenda alerts

    Alerts

    New projects, stage changes, hearings and data updates for what you follow, by email or in the app.

    Alerts · California
    • Power demandBusiness power sales −0.6% on the year before: 113.6 TWhEIA-861M, 2025-09 to 2026-08
    • Site riskSanta Clara County (74 mapped buildings) rates Very high for inland floodingFEMA National Risk Index
    • New supply21,695 MW of new plants proposed for 2026–2030EIA-860

    Data API

    County, power, risk and project data as JSON for your own tools.

    api.camsahead.com
    GET /v1/counties/06085
    {
  "fips": "06085",
  "name": "Santa Clara County",
  "state": "CA",
  "pop2025": 1914391,
  "pop_change_2020_pct": -1.1,
  "density_per_sqmi": 1482.8,
  "nri": {
    "risk_rating": "Very High",
    "ifld": {
      "rating": "Very High",
      "score": 99.8
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        },
    "hwav": {
      "rating": "Relatively High",
      "score": 98.6
    },
    "drgt": {
      "rating": "Relatively High",
      "score": 99.2
    }
  },
  "grid": {
    "rtos": [
      "CAISO"
    ],
    "utilities_n": 4
  },
  "state_power": {
    "commercial_cents_kwh": 26.16,
    "us_commercial_cents_kwh": 13.37,
    "as_of": "2025"
  }
}

    What does it cost?

    California Data Center Intelligence is $390 a month for 3 seats.

    California Data Center Intelligence$390 a month
    • The Intelligence app: every county's sites, power, water and risk
    • Alerts on new projects, filings and hearings
    • Reports as web page, PDF and CSV
    • 3 seats · cancel any time
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    Data APIFrom $999 a month
    • County, power, risk and project data as JSON
    • Keys for your own tools and models
    Request API access
    Public bodies$4,680 a year
    • Counties, cities, utilities and co-ops
    • Paid by invoice
    Request an invoice

    What stays open? The map, the county pages and every data center page stay open to everyone.

    Sources and updates

    How this page was made: CamsAhead writes each page type once, then fills it with this place's data from the sources below.

    • OpenStreetMap contributors: data center buildings, as of November 6, 2026; Open Database License (ODbL) 1.0, free copy on request.
    • U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA): Form EIA-861 (released Oct 2026) and Form EIA-861 2025 detailed data (released Oct 2026): business power prices and sales by state, grid operators and utilities by county; retrieved October 31, 2026.
    • U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA): Forms EIA-923/906/920 (released Sep 2026): power generated by source, 2025; retrieved October 31, 2026.
    • U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA): Form EIA-860 (released Sep 2026): power plants proposed for 2026 to 2030; retrieved October 31, 2026.
    • U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA): Form EIA-860 (released Sep 2026): power plant capacity by state, 2025; retrieved October 31, 2026.
    • U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA): thermoelectric cooling water data 2024, Forms EIA-860 and EIA-923 (retrieved Oct 2026): power plant cooling water by state.
    • FEMA: National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), NRI_Table_Counties and NRI_Table_States: natural hazard ratings by county and expected annual loss by state; retrieved October 31, 2026. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
    • U.S. Census Bureau: US Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 county population estimates (co-est2025-alldata.csv): people by county.

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