Golden Valley Technology Hub

Facility record

Lifecycle

ProposedSource-reported lifecycle

Location precision

approximate

Address as listed

Not published

Coordinates

35.36, -119.55

Serving utility, source-reported

Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E)

Operational capacity, source-reported

Not published

Planned capacity, source-reported

275 MW

Source record updated

2026-09-29

Source-reported capacity; not metered consumption. Review underlying documents and notes. Planned capacity may include future phases and is not added to operational capacity here. The source may use facility, grid-feed or IT capacity definitions; consult the linked documents.

Coordinate precision is a source label, not an independent parcel survey. A marker does not confirm utility territory or establish an effect on residential bills.

Reported lifecycle history

1. 2026Proposed
   Underlying source

Source notes

400,000 sq ft on 100 acres, dedicated 275MW from CRC's own Elk Hills natural gas power plant, closed-loop cooling. Standalone campus on former oilfield, not a colo tenancy.

Primary power is 275 MW of surplus output from CRC's adjacent 550 MW Elk Hills natural-gas combined-cycle plant (CUP applied for June 2026); grid connection retained as backup. See Elk Hills Power Plant (CRC).

Sources and provenance

• Canada's Beacon DC targets 275MW data center campus on California oil field · source retrieved 2026-07-17
• Golden Valley Technology Hub · source retrieved 2026-07-17
• CRC proposes W. Kern data center with dedicated power, closed-loop cooling · source retrieved 2026-09-29
• HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (ORNL/DOE-CESER, 2023-08 vintage) · source retrieved 2026-07-23
• Massive AI data center proposed for Kern County's Elk Hills · source retrieved 2026-09-21
• A solution to data center backlash? Put them in oil fields. · source retrieved 2026-08-19

Power Wars capture: 2026-11-02. Compute Atlas, CC BY 4.0. Entries are not independently verified by Power Wars unless stated.