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AVAIO Digital Perseus

Pittsburg, Contra Costa County, California · All 4 AVAIO Digital Partners sites

PermittedContestedAI likelyRecord updated August 2, 2026

AVAIO Digital Perseus is a permitted data center in Pittsburg, California (Contra Costa County), operated by AVAIO Digital Partners. The public record puts it at announced December 2024, 99 MW planned, 76 acres, a reported $800 million investment. It is the subject of active public debate, with hearings, petitions, or organized opposition on record.

Every line on this page traces to a public source listed at the bottom. Where a figure was looked for and not found, the row says so. A blank is never a zero.

Facility record

Permitted

Operator
AVAIO Digital Partners
Facility type
Data center, AI use likely
Location
2232 Golf Club Rd, Pittsburg, Contra Costa County, CA
Coordinates
38.0114, -121.9110 (approximate)
Power capacity
99 MW planned
Land
76 acres
Investment
$800 million
Announced
December 2024
Utility
Not established from a public source
Cooling
Not established from a public source
Water use
Not established from a public source
Jobs
Not established from a public source
Public subsidy
Not established from a public source
Community reception
Contested
Source confidence
Confirmed by multiple independent sources or official documentation

Timeline from the record

Newest first. Record entries come from the filings and reports the registry cites. Coverage entries are headlines from publisher feeds we monitor daily, linked to the outlet; last checked September 14, 2026.

  1. December 8, 2025
    Permitted
    California Energy Commission granted opt-in certification for 99 MW (Phase 1); City of Pittsburg Zoning Administrator granted Commercial Design Review approval Dec 11, 2025, with a further modification approved Feb 12, 2026. Source: AVAIO Digital Partners
  2. November 2024
    Proposed
    Pittsburg City Council approved the Pittsburg Technology Park Specific Plan 5-0, enabling redevelopment of the former Delta View Golf Course into a 3-phase technology park including the Perseus Data Center.

Opposition and litigation at this site

Yes. AVAIO Digital Perseus in Pittsburg, Contra Costa County, California is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record. The CBD CEQA lawsuit was settled Dec 2025, but public opposition continues independently: a Change.org petition had roughly 14,000 signatures as of June 2026, and a June 15 2026 City Council meeting drew 200+ attendees with mostly-opposed public comment; the Mayor and Council directed an additional public workshop (held July 30, 2026).

How the community has taken it

Reception is a sourced signal, not an editorial judgment: contested means active public debate is on record, with hearings, petitions, or organized opposition, without litigation.

The CBD CEQA lawsuit was settled Dec 2025, but public opposition continues independently: a Change.org petition had roughly 14,000 signatures as of June 2026, and a June 15 2026 City Council meeting drew 200+ attendees with mostly-opposed public comment; the Mayor and Council directed an additional public workshop (held July 30, 2026).

Source: Contra Costa News

Power and water

Dec 2025 CBD settlement commits the project to 100% renewable/carbon-free electricity plus rooftop solar.

Dec 2025 CBD settlement commits the project to 100% recycled water for cooling.

Notes on the record

Redevelopment of the former Delta View Golf Course (76 acres) into a 3-phase Pittsburg Technology Park; Phase 1 is the ~300,000 sq ft Perseus Data Center, targeting first occupancy in 2027. Status corrected to 'permitted' (not 'proposed'): the project holds a CEC opt-in certification (99 MW, Dec 8 2025) and a City of Pittsburg Commercial Design Review approval (Dec 11 2025, modified Feb 12 2026); no source confirms groundbreaking/construction has started. capacityMw.planned=99 reflects the CEC-certified figure, superseding an earlier ~92MW target; the Specific Plan's long-term ceiling of up to 500MW across the full technology park is undated/speculative and not recorded here. Investment ($800M+) is AVAIO's own Dec 2024 disclosure, widely syndicated but not independently audited. Jobs figures are not disclosed anywhere found and are omitted. aiClassification set to 'likely': AVAIO's own materials use explicit 'AI and cloud-driven deployments' language but do not publish GPU/HPC-specific technical specs. The Center for Biological Diversity's CEQA lawsuit (Case No. N24-2162, filed Dec 2024) was SETTLED in Dec 2025 (CBD agreed not to oppose Phase 1 in exchange for 100% renewable/carbon-free electricity, rooftop solar, 100% recycled water for cooling, wildlife monitoring, and a $750,000 community climate-resiliency payment) - it is not an active legal threat, though broader public opposition continues (see community).

What the record does not establish, and the document that would

In every fight on our tracker the decisive fact came out of a public records request. These are the requests for this site.

  • Cooling method and water use
  • Tax abatements or other public subsidy
  • Permanent jobs promised
  • Which utility serves it
Which document closes each gap
Cooling method and water use
The water service agreement, any groundwater appropriation permit, and the mechanical narrative in the site plan.
Tax abatements or other public subsidy
The abatement, PILOT, or development agreement approved by the county, city, or development authority, and the state's data center sales tax exemption certificate if one was issued.
Permanent jobs promised
The economic development application or incentive agreement, which usually states a job commitment and a clawback.
Which utility serves it
The electric service agreement or the utility's filing with the state public utility commission.

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Other sites within 30 miles

Distances are between recorded coordinates, many of which are a city or county centroid, so treat them as approximate. Cumulative load on one utility and one aquifer is the question a planning commission rarely asks.

Questions people ask about this site

Is there opposition to the AVAIO Digital Perseus data center in Pittsburg?

Yes. AVAIO Digital Perseus in Pittsburg, Contra Costa County, California is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record. The CBD CEQA lawsuit was settled Dec 2025, but public opposition continues independently: a Change.org petition had roughly 14,000 signatures as of June 2026, and a June 15 2026 City Council meeting drew 200+ attendees with mostly-opposed public comment; the Mayor and Council directed an additional public workshop (held July 30, 2026).

Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the AVAIO Digital Perseus data center?

The reception note on this record refers to a court proceeding. Read it in full under opposition and litigation above, and check the sources at the foot of the page for the filing itself.

How much water does AVAIO Digital Perseus use?

No water withdrawal figure for AVAIO Digital Perseus is on record here. Water use is rarely published voluntarily; it usually surfaces through a utility service agreement or a state withdrawal permit, both of which are public records. We leave the number blank rather than estimate one.

Who operates AVAIO Digital Perseus, and how big is it?

AVAIO Digital Partners is the operator on record. We hold 4 sites for that company across the registry. Capacity on record is 99 MW. The site is recorded at 76 acres.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "AVAIO Digital Perseus," updated August 2, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/avaio-perseus-pittsburg-ca.

Facility data from Compute Atlas (E. Kubiak), version 1.32.0 (September 7, 2026), licensed CC BY 4.0, record https://www.compute-atlas.com/facilities/avaio-perseus-pittsburg-ca, retrieved September 14, 2026.

Corrections with a public source are welcome at the Compute Atlas record or through our contact page. The whole registry is available as CSV and JSON under CC BY 4.0.

Sources for this record

As compiled and cited by Compute Atlas, with our own reporting appended. Archived links are used where the original has moved.

  1. 1.AVAIO Perseus (Pittsburg, CA) project page · AVAIO Digital Partners · retrieved August 2, 2026
  2. 2.AVAIO Digital marks major milestone as CEC approves 99MW for Bay Area data center project Perseus · AVAIO Digital Partners · retrieved August 2, 2026
  3. 3.Notice of Determination - Commercial Design Review modification · California CEQAnet · retrieved August 2, 2026
  4. 4.Center for Biological Diversity v. City of Pittsburg - case record · Sabin Center Climate Litigation Database · retrieved August 2, 2026
  5. 5.Agreement secures renewable energy, recycled water for California data center · Center for Biological Diversity · retrieved August 2, 2026
  6. 6.Residents blast Pittsburg City Council over data center approval · Contra Costa News · retrieved August 2, 2026

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