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Data center proposal in Imperial County

Imperial County, California · Developer not yet identified

News reports describe a proposed data center in Imperial County, California. Reported figures include 330 MW of power, 75 acres and 950,000 square feet of buildings.

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Planned capacity330 MW
Project footprint75 acres
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Location precisioncounty

Where it stands

  1. Possible
  2. Proposed
  3. Filed
  4. Approved
  5. Under construction
  6. Operational

A developer or official has publicly described the project, but nothing has been filed. GroundCurrent last updated this stage on Sep 17, 2026.

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How this project has unfolded

  1. Reported→Proposed

    Proposal reported

    “Brooks Anderholt tentatively ruled Monday that a proposed 950,000-square-foot artificial-intelligence data center cannot proceed under a ministerial, “by-right” exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act and must instead undergo a full environmental impact report.”

    Source: Aten & Clark Rd AI data center (~950k sq ft) · Imperial County, California (thedesertreview.com)

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Described as a data center project in news reports or government records.

1 piece of evidence · first noted Sep 17, 2026

Reported· Single source

Site size: 75 acres.

1 piece of evidence · first noted Sep 17, 2026

Reported· Single source
  • ReportedAten & Clark Rd AI data center (~950k sq ft) · Imperial County, Californiathedesertreview.com · Sep 1, 2026
    “The project, proposed by real party Imperial Valley Computer Manufacturing LLC on 75 acres at Aten and Clark roads, includes a 330-megawatt campus, a 16-acre substation, an 862-megawatt-hour battery system, cooling and water-treatment facilities, and, in earlier plans, a large bank of natural-gas backup generators.”

Building size: 950,000 square feet.

1 piece of evidence · first noted Sep 17, 2026

Reported· Single source
  • ReportedAten & Clark Rd AI data center (~950k sq ft) · Imperial County, Californiathedesertreview.com · Sep 1, 2026
    “Brooks Anderholt tentatively ruled Monday that a proposed 950,000-square-foot artificial-intelligence data center cannot proceed under a ministerial, “by-right” exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act and must instead undergo a full environmental impact report.”

Planned power capacity: 330 MW.

1 piece of evidence · first noted Sep 17, 2026

Reported· Single source
  • ReportedAten & Clark Rd AI data center (~950k sq ft) · Imperial County, Californiathedesertreview.com · Sep 1, 2026
    “The project, proposed by real party Imperial Valley Computer Manufacturing LLC on 75 acres at Aten and Clark roads, includes a 330-megawatt campus, a 16-acre substation, an 862-megawatt-hour battery system, cooling and water-treatment facilities, and, in earlier plans, a large bank of natural-gas backup generators.”

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