Data Centers Atlas: California

Scheduled date: Google 5079-5087 Disk Drive Compute Campus (North San José)

Scheduled date: October 29, 2026

Scheduled event: The CPUC October 8 voting record holds Google-related draft resolution E-5455 to October 29, 2026 for further review. Next consideration is scheduled; approval, construction and an outcome are not established.

A recorded date retains its original source and phase scope. A scheduled date does not confirm that the event happened or permission was granted. Source-check dates are separate.

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Public concern on the record: Goodman Energy Park Data Center

Communities for a Better Environment and Center for Biological Diversity filed comments disputing separate review of adjacent generator facilities and requesting analysis of cumulative air emissions, energy demand and public health for Goodman Energy Park. The groups' arguments and predictions are not agency findings, verified health effects or an Atlas decision to merge facilities.

Record status: unknown. The individual comment outcome has not been established by this bounded original-source review. A project-page process label is not its disposition.

Event date: September 4, 2026

Source publication date: September 4, 2026

Disposition date: Not established

Concern sources checked: October 18, 2026

The retained original filing or effective order provides this exact event date. The retained original CEC docket wrapper gives the publication date, distinct from the source-check date.

Raised or recorded by Communities for a Better Environment and Center for Biological Diversity.

Company statement published by an agency or court

GIC Vernon LLC filed a response disputing the groups' proposed aggregation of the neighboring generator facilities and their air-quality, public-health and cumulative-operation arguments. The applicant cited its own modeling and permitting interpretation. These are company arguments in a public filing, not an agency ruling or independently verified Atlas conclusions.

The applicant reply expressly identifies the September 4 comment TN272337 and answers it in the Vernon exemption proceeding. Its October 13 body date differs from October 14 docket publication. The response does not establish that separate facilities should be merged in the Atlas.

Response publication date: October 14, 2026

Response sources checked: October 18, 2026

Counts describe attributed documentation, not harm or severity. Allegations, procedural outcomes and published replies retain their separate scope.

News report: Buena Vista AI Factory

Central Sierra Broadcasting reported questions about cooling water, fan noise and heat management for the Buena Vista AI Factory proposal near Ione, and truck traffic for its associated biomass power plant. The reporting distinguishes proposed computing from the separate power-plant component; these are reported questions, not measured effects or agency findings.

Record status: unknown. The current disposition of these reported concerns is not established by this bounded review.

Event date: Not established

Source publication date: August 21, 2026

Disposition date: Not established

Concern sources checked: October 18, 2026

A single exact interview or concern-event day is not established. The two article publication days are not substituted for an event date. Part two displays August 21, 2026; the earlier project/position article displays August 19. These are separate publication dates.

Raised or recorded by Central Sierra Broadcasting.

Company statement reported by an outlet

NewYork GreenCloud described plans for biomass-powered, liquid-cooled computing, according to Central Sierra Broadcasting. These earlier company positions do not establish actual operating effects or measured carbon reductions.

The outlet quoted earlier company promotional statements in its August 19 article, before the August 21 questions. August 19 is the news publication date; an exact statement day and a direct reply to the later questions are not established.

Response publication date: August 19, 2026

Response sources checked: October 18, 2026

Counts describe attributed documentation, not harm or severity. Allegations, procedural outcomes and published replies retain their separate scope.

Permit and comment: Goodman Innovation Centre San Jose (NorthTown Data Center)

Valley Water requested environmental-review analysis of water supply, flooding, shallow groundwater, stormwater and protection of the adjacent Guadalupe River for NorthTown. The agency recommended spill controls and protection of wells. Its comment requests assessment and safeguards; it does not establish a discharge, present contamination caused by the project or a permit violation.

Record status: unknown. The individual comment outcome has not been established by this bounded original-source review. A project-page process label is not its disposition.

Event date: August 20, 2026

Source publication date: August 20, 2026

Disposition date: Not established

Concern sources checked: October 18, 2026

The retained original filing or effective order provides this exact event date. The retained original CEC docket wrapper gives the publication date, distinct from the source-check date.

Raised or recorded by Valley Water.

Counts describe attributed documentation, not harm or severity. Allegations, procedural outcomes and published replies retain their separate scope.

Public concern on the record: Goodman Innovation Centre San Jose (NorthTown Data Center)

Center for Biological Diversity filed comments requesting environmental analysis and mitigation for NorthTown, raising generator air emissions, energy demand, water, biological resources, noise and lighting. These are the group's concerns and requests in the exemption proceeding, not agency findings or verified measurements.

Record status: unknown. The individual comment outcome has not been established by this bounded original-source review. A project-page process label is not its disposition.

Event date: August 20, 2026

Source publication date: August 20, 2026

Disposition date: Not established

Concern sources checked: October 18, 2026

The retained original filing or effective order provides this exact event date. The retained original CEC docket wrapper gives the publication date, distinct from the source-check date.

Raised or recorded by Center for Biological Diversity.

Company statement published by an agency or court

GIC San Jose LLC filed a response disputing the group's assumptions about generator operation and environmental effects, and described its own energy, water and biological-resource analysis. The applicant's filing is linked as its position; its cited technical studies are not independently verified Atlas findings.

The applicant filing expressly answers the Center for Biological Diversity letter TN272073. It is not an agency ruling, evidence of a current operating role or a response to the separate Valley Water letter.

Response publication date: September 24, 2026

Response sources checked: October 18, 2026

Counts describe attributed documentation, not harm or severity. Allegations, procedural outcomes and published replies retain their separate scope.

Public concern on the record: RB Inyokern Data Center

Indian Wells Valley Domestic Well Owner's Association filed an objection to the RB Inyokern exemption application, raising water-supply, waste-heat, noise, night-lighting and electromagnetic-interference concerns and requesting a comprehensive environmental review. These are the association's concerns, not verified measurements, agency findings or independently confirmed statements from the Navy.

Record status: unknown. The individual comment outcome has not been established by this bounded original-source review. A project-page process label is not its disposition.

Event date: July 13, 2026

Source publication date: July 13, 2026

Disposition date: Not established

Concern sources checked: October 18, 2026

The agency wrapper records submission and docket filing on July 13, 2026. The attached association letter is dated July 11; that letter date is not substituted for the recorded filing day. The retained original CEC docket wrapper gives the publication date, distinct from the source-check date.

Raised or recorded by Indian Wells Valley Domestic Well Owner's Association.

Counts describe attributed documentation, not harm or severity. Allegations, procedural outcomes and published replies retain their separate scope.

Dated record: Vernon LA Campus (with Goodman Group)

Recorded event date: April 7, 2026

DataBank announced its Vernon joint venture with Goodman and prospective capacity delivery from December 2026 through September 2027. This is an announcement, not completed opening, energization or financial close.

A recorded date retains its original source and phase scope. A scheduled date does not confirm that the event happened or permission was granted. Source-check dates are separate.

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Dated record: Bowers Data Center

Recorded event date: September 24, 2024

Santa Clara adopted zoning-map correction 24-9367 for Bowers parcel 216-28-063 toLight Industrial; its effective-date clause states 30 calendar days after adoption. This is not a construction start or completion.

A recorded date retains its original source and phase scope. A scheduled date does not confirm that the event happened or permission was granted. Source-check dates are separate.

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Dated record: Bowers Data Center

Recorded event date: August 27, 2024

Santa Clara adopted Bowers use-permit resolution 24-9358 and GPA24-9357, with conditional effective-date provisions. No construction, operating milestone or final engineering-capacity reconciliation is inferred.

A recorded date retains its original source and phase scope. A scheduled date does not confirm that the event happened or permission was granted. Source-check dates are separate.

Permit and comment: Martin Data Center

California Energy Commission adopted Order 24-0612-03h certifying the final environmental impact report, adopting mitigation monitoring and granting a Small Power Plant Exemption for the Martin backup generating facility. The order describes the exemption and mitigation procedure; it does not establish facility operation, all local permits or present compliance.

Record status: resolved. California Energy Commission issued the order granting this specific Small Power Plant Exemption. Resolved applies only to that exemption proceeding, not every local approval, present compliance, individual comment outcome or physical facility stage.

Event date: June 12, 2024

Source publication date: June 13, 2024

Disposition date: June 12, 2024

Concern sources checked: October 18, 2026

The retained original filing or effective order provides this exact event date. The retained original CEC docket wrapper gives the publication date, distinct from the source-check date.

Raised or recorded by California Energy Commission.

Counts describe attributed documentation, not harm or severity. Allegations, procedural outcomes and published replies retain their separate scope.

Permit and comment: Bowers Data Center

California Energy Commission adopted Order 23-1108-07 certifying the final environmental impact report, adopting mitigation monitoring and granting a Small Power Plant Exemption for the Bowers backup generating facility. The order describes the exemption and mitigation procedure; it does not establish facility operation, all local permits or present compliance.

Event date: November 8, 2023

Source publication date: November 9, 2023

Disposition date: November 8, 2023

Concern sources checked: October 18, 2026

The retained original filing or effective order provides this exact event date. The retained original CEC docket wrapper gives the publication date, distinct from the source-check date.

Raised or recorded by California Energy Commission.

California Energy Commission

Counts describe attributed documentation, not harm or severity. Allegations, procedural outcomes and published replies retain their separate scope.

Dated record: Bowers Data Center

Recorded event date: November 8, 2023

CEC order 23-1108-07 granted the Bowers backup-generating small power plant exemption. This is a state-jurisdiction exemption, not final local construction/operation approval; filing/attestation followed onNovember 9.

A recorded date retains its original source and phase scope. A scheduled date does not confirm that the event happened or permission was granted. Source-check dates are separate.

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Permit and comment: Martin Data Center

Valley Water requested analysis of water demand, supply and recycled-water options in its environmental-review comment for the Martin Data Center at 651 Martin Avenue. The agency also requested protection of existing wells. This is an agency comment requesting analysis, not a finding of excess use, pollution or a permit violation.

Record status: unknown. The individual comment outcome has not been established by this bounded original-source review. A project-page process label is not its disposition.

Event date: March 15, 2023

Source publication date: March 15, 2023

Disposition date: Not established

Concern sources checked: October 18, 2026

The retained original filing or effective order provides this exact event date. The retained original CEC docket wrapper gives the publication date, distinct from the source-check date.

Raised or recorded by Valley Water.

Counts describe attributed documentation, not harm or severity. Allegations, procedural outcomes and published replies retain their separate scope.