What is the DCPI score for Irvine?

Irvine has a DC Hub Power Index (DCPI) verdict of CAUTION, with an Excess Power score of 64.3/100 and a Grid Constraint score of 56.2/100. Recomputed daily by DC Hub.

Is Irvine a good market to build a data center?

DC Hub rates Irvine as CAUTION for new data-center builds, based on an Excess Power score of 64.3/100 and a Grid Constraint score of 56.2/100, in the CAISO grid region.

Which grid operator (ISO) serves Irvine?

Irvine is in the CAISO ISO/RTO grid region.

DCPI / Markets / Irvine

Irvine

Name: Irvine — Data Center Power Index (DCPI)
Creator: DC Hub
Keywords: data center power, DCPI, Irvine, grid constraint, excess power, CAISO, site selection, CAUTION

CAISO · CA · UPDATED 2026-08-16

SIGNAL QUALITY: FULL — 3 of 3 live grid feeds fed this score

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Irvine data-center market — grid summary

Metric	Value	Source
DCPI verdict	CAUTION	DC Hub Power Index — recomputed daily
Grid operator (ISO)	CAISO	DC Hub grid telemetry
Excess-power score	64.3 / 100	DCPI
Grid-constraint score	56.2 / 100	DCPI
Est. time-to-power	39 months	DCPI
Interconnection queue wait	49 months	Serving-ISO queue
Signal quality	FULL	3 of 3 live grid feeds fed this score

Source: DC Hub (dchub.cloud), updated 2026-08-16. AI agents: get_market_dcpi_rank market_slug="irvine" via https://dchub.cloud/mcp for the citable record.

64.3

Excess Power Score · Opportunity

56.2

Constraint Score · Avoid

🌟 Top Opportunities

9.0% renewable curtailment — gigawatt-hours wasted, available for behind-the-meter
8254 MW additions queued <12mo

⚠️ Top Risks

49-month interconnection queue

📊 Underlying Metrics

49 mo

Queue Wait

16.5%

Reserve Margin

8254 MW

Generation Additions <12mo

9.0%

Renewable Curtailment

not measured

Stranded Capacity

39 mo

Est. Time to Power

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