FACILITY PROFILE · CA

Golden Valley Technology Hub

Beacon Data Centers (w/ California Resources Corp) · Elk Hills · CA

PROJECT FACTS

Facility overview

Proposed

Operator: Beacon Data Centers (w/ California Resources Corp)
Location: Elk Hills, Kern, CA
Operating power capacity: Not publicly reported
Planned power capacity: 275.0 MW
AI classification: Not classified
Source confidence: Reported
Reported energy source: on_site_gas
Reported utility: Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E)
Cooling system: closed_loop
Location accuracy: approximate
Original announcement: Not publicly reported
Source record updated: 2026-09-29

Operating MW and planned MW are separate disclosures, not automatically additive. Blank values mean no established source figure; they do not mean zero. Geolocation may be approximate or represent multiple sites.

SOURCE DOCUMENTATION

Original source links

Canada's Beacon DC targets 275MW data center campus on California oil field ↗2026-07-17

Golden Valley Technology Hub ↗2026-07-17

CRC proposes W. Kern data center with dedicated power, closed-loop cooling ↗2026-09-29

HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (ORNL/DOE-CESER, 2023-08 vintage) ↗2026-07-23

Massive AI data center proposed for Kern County's Elk Hills ↗2026-09-21

A solution to data center backlash? Put them in oil fields. ↗2026-08-19

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