Imperial Valley Computer Manufacturing AI Data Center
Imperial Valley Computer Manufacturing (IVCM) · Imperial, CA · United States
Facility record
- Lifecycle
- ProposedSource-reported lifecycle
- Location precision
- approximate
- Address as listed
- Not published
- Coordinates
- 32.847, -115.569
- Serving utility, source-reported
- Imperial Irrigation District (IID)
- Operational capacity, source-reported
- Not published
- Planned capacity, source-reported
- 330 MW
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-22
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
- Proposed
Imperial County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 to vacate a public right-of-way and approve a lot merger across 75 acres related to the project site; Chairperson Price subsequently clarified the vote 'did not approve, authorize, or commit to any future development'
Underlying source - Proposed
Imperial County Board of Supervisors began deliberating an emergency moratorium on new data center approvals; adoption not confirmed as of cited June 4, 2026 source. IVCM entangled in numerous lawsuits including federal civil rights suit against City of Imperial; proceedings regarding IID Colorado River water rights ongoing.
Underlying source
Source notes
Coordinates approximate; actual site is near Aten Road and Clark Road just outside Imperial city limits. Developer Sebastian Rucci (Imperial Valley Computer Manufacturing) proposes ~950,000 sq ft facility described by developer as 'designed exclusively for advanced artificial intelligence and machine learning operations.' Imperial County Board of Supervisors was deliberating an emergency moratorium on new data center approvals as of June 4, 2026 — adoption not confirmed by cited source. Annual promised tax revenue: ~$28M.
Would consume approximately twice Imperial County's entire 2024 electricity use. IID rejected water service application for reclaimed water cooling; IVCM filed suit seeking 260 million gallons of Colorado River water annually.
Sources and provenance
- California's Largest Data Center Plan Rouses Imperial County · source retrieved 2026-07-06
- Data Center Moratorium? Imperial County Considers It · source retrieved 2026-07-06
- AI Data Center Plan Energizes Opposition in California Desert · source retrieved 2026-07-06
- California community panics as $15 billion in data centers planned (2026-02-05) · source retrieved 2026-09-21
- Where Imperial Data Center Project — and Opposition — Stands · source retrieved 2026-09-29
- 330MW Google-linked data center proposed in Southern California · source retrieved 2026-10-19
Power Wars capture: 2026-11-02. Compute Atlas, CC BY 4.0. Entries are not independently verified by Power Wars unless stated.