RB Inyokern Data Center

Facility record

Lifecycle

ProposedSource-reported lifecycle

Location precision

approximate

Address as listed

Not published

Coordinates

35.631817, -117.807864

Serving utility, source-reported

Southern California Edison (SCE)

Operational capacity, source-reported

Not published

Planned capacity, source-reported

99 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. 2026-05-08Proposed

   R&L Capital, Inc. filed a Small Power Plant Exemption (SPPE) application with the California Energy Commission (Docket 26-SPPE-01) for a phased 30-35 MW to 65-70 MW to 99 MW backup-generation buildout.

   Underlying source

Source notes

Unincorporated Kern County site south of West Inyokern Road (Hwy 178) and west of North Brown Road (APNs 084-010-43, -44, -45 portion; broader ~95-acre study area across 19 APNs). The CEC SPPE docket formally governs 40 diesel backup generator sets rated to 99 MW combined backup capacity, described by the CEC as not electrically interconnected to the transmission or distribution grid; primary power is a separate 115 kV interconnection to Southern California Edison. Proposer entities per the primary CEC filing: Intuva Inc. and Valley Wide Engineering & Construction, alongside applicant R&L Capital, Inc. (CEO Robbie Barker). Unconfirmed pending a direct read of the CEC Basis-of-Design filing: press claims of '6 modular data halls' and on-site canopy solar. Jobs figures are inconsistent across sources (30-60 permanent, 1,600 temporary construction, and a softer 530-total-including-indirect claim, all secondary/company-sourced) and are omitted from the structured jobs field for that reason. Investment (~$250M) is a company estimate reported by Tehachapi News, not seen in a primary filing. A Phase I cultural resources survey found no CRHR-eligible or tribal cultural resources (NAHC response negative, 2026-03-16). Distinct from the already-tracked Golden Valley Technology Hub (Beacon/CRC, Elk Hills) - different operator, site, capacity, and power model. Coordinates are an approximate road-intersection geocode near North Brown Road, not a parcel-confirmed point.

Primary power via a 115 kV grid interconnection; the 99 MW SPPE docket capacity is diesel backup generation, not the grid draw.

Sources and provenance

• RB Inyokern Data Center - CEC backup generating system docket page · source retrieved 2026-08-02
• CEC Docket Log - 26-SPPE-01 · source retrieved 2026-08-02
• CEC filing TN 271058 - site/APN detail, SCE interconnection, phased capacity buildout · source retrieved 2026-08-02
• Data center proposed in Inyokern draws water, other concerns in East Kern · source retrieved 2026-09-21
• Say it isn't so: an AI data center is coming to downtown Inyokern · source retrieved 2026-08-02
• Proposed Inyokern data center could use 12 to 16 million gallons of water annually · source retrieved 2026-08-02
• AI Data Center Environmental Review: Proposed Inyokern Data Center Highlights Water-Use Concerns · source retrieved 2026-08-02
• AI data center proposal draws opposition from Kern County residents · source retrieved 2026-09-29

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