Data Center Registry
Golden Valley Technology Hub
Elk Hills, Kern County, California · All 3 Beacon Data Centers sites
Golden Valley Technology Hub is a proposed data center in Elk Hills, California (Kern County), operated by Beacon Data Centers (w/ California Resources Corp). The public record puts it at 275 MW planned, 100 acres. It has documented support and documented opposition on record.
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Facility record
Proposed
- Operator
- Beacon Data Centers (w/ California Resources Corp)
- Facility type
- Data center
- Location
- Elk Hills, Kern County, CA
- Coordinates
- 35.3600, -119.5500 (approximate)
- Power capacity
- 275 MW planned
- Land
- 100 acres
- Investment
- Not established from a public source
- Announced
- Not established from a public source
- Utility
- Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E)
- 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
- Mixed reception
- Source confidence
- Reported by at least one credible outlet or filing
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.
- 2026ProposedStatus change recorded. Source: Data Center Dynamics
Opposition and litigation at this site
Partly. Both documented support and documented opposition to Golden Valley Technology Hub in Elk Hills, Kern County, California appear in the record, with no clear majority position. California Resources Corp submitted roughly 150 resident signatures supporting the project with its own permit application; Grist reports at least five signatories are affiliated with the local oil industry.
How the community has taken it
Reception is a sourced signal, not an editorial judgment: mixed reception means documented support and documented opposition both exist with no clear majority position on record.
California Resources Corp submitted roughly 150 resident signatures supporting the project with its own permit application; Grist reports at least five signatories are affiliated with the local oil industry. Taft resident Emmanuel Campos spoke favorably about the economic opportunity, after attending the company's community meetings. Earthjustice attorney Nina Robertson criticized the project's reliance on gas power and its air-quality impact on Kern County.
Notes on the record
400,000 sq ft on 100 acres, dedicated 275MW from CRC's own Elk Hills natural gas power plant, closed-loop cooling. Standalone campus on former oilfield, not a colo tenancy.
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 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.
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Questions people ask about this site
Is there opposition to the Golden Valley Technology Hub data center in Elk Hills?
Partly. Both documented support and documented opposition to Golden Valley Technology Hub in Elk Hills, Kern County, California appear in the record, with no clear majority position. California Resources Corp submitted roughly 150 resident signatures supporting the project with its own permit application; Grist reports at least five signatories are affiliated with the local oil industry.
Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the Golden Valley Technology Hub data center?
No lawsuit over Golden Valley Technology Hub appears in the record we track as of August 19, 2026. Residents most often reach a lawyer over water supply, well drawdown, noise from cooling plant, property value, or a rezoning approved without the notice the ordinance required. If any of that is happening near this site, it is worth a review whether or not a case has been filed yet.
How much water does Golden Valley Technology Hub use?
No water withdrawal figure for Golden Valley Technology Hub 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 Golden Valley Technology Hub, and how big is it?
Beacon Data Centers (w/ California Resources Corp) is the operator on record. We hold 3 sites for that company across the registry. Capacity on record is 275 MW. The site is recorded at 100 acres.
How to cite this page
SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Golden Valley Technology Hub," updated August 19, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/beacon-golden-valley-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/beacon-golden-valley-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.Canada's Beacon DC targets 275MW data center campus on California oil field · Data Center Dynamics · retrieved July 17, 2026
- 2.Golden Valley Technology Hub · goldenvalleytechhub.com · retrieved July 17, 2026
- 3.CRC proposes W. Kern data center with dedicated power, closed-loop cooling · The Bakersfield Californian · retrieved July 17, 2026
- 4.HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (ORNL/DOE-CESER, 2023-08 vintage) · Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) / HIFLD · retrieved July 23, 2026
- 5.Massive AI data center proposed for Kern County's Elk Hills · Turn to 23 (KERO-TV, Bakersfield) · retrieved August 19, 2026
- 6.A solution to data center backlash? Put them in oil fields. · Grist · retrieved August 19, 2026
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