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Behring 415 20th Street Data Center (former LBNL supercomputing building)

Oakland, Alameda County, California

ProposedContestedRecord updated September 21, 2026

Behring 415 20th Street Data Center (former LBNL supercomputing building) is a proposed data center in Oakland, California (Alameda County), operated by Behring Companies. The public record puts it at announced August 2026, 20 MW planned. It is the subject of active public debate, with hearings, petitions, or organized opposition on record.

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Facility record

Proposed

Operator
Behring Companies
Facility type
Data center
Location
415 20th Street, Oakland, Alameda County, CA, 94612
Coordinates
37.8087, -122.2675 (approximate)
Power capacity
20 MW planned
Land
Not established from a public source
Investment
Not established from a public source
Announced
August 2026
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. August 15, 2026
    Proposed
    Behring Companies submitted a proposal to city staff (August 2026) to use ~20,000 sq ft of the ~83,000 sq ft four-story former Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory supercomputing building at 415 20th St. as an up-to-20 MW data center supporting a larger downtown AI campus; Councilmember Fife introduced a 45-day citywide data center moratorium in September 2026. Source: KQED

Opposition and litigation at this site

Yes. Behring 415 20th Street Data Center (former LBNL supercomputing building) in Oakland, Alameda County, California is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record, and no lawsuit has been filed so far. Activists (incl.

A new status, a permit, a reception finding, or a lawsuit. Nothing else, ever.

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.

Activists (incl. Party for Socialism and Liberation) oppose; Councilmember Carroll Fife proposed a 45-day moratorium on data center entitlements while saying this is 'not the large-scale mega-facility' residents fear.

Source: The Oaklandside

Notes on the record

Developer says the building previously housed an LBNL supercomputer and may not need new entitlements if the use conforms to prior operations; part of a larger Behring plan including a 39-story residential tower above the 19th Street BART station.

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
  • Land area
  • 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.
Land area
The rezoning application, the plat, or the deed recorded with the county.
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.

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Questions people ask about this site

Is there opposition to the Behring 415 20th Street Data Center (former LBNL supercomputing building) in Oakland?

Yes. Behring 415 20th Street Data Center (former LBNL supercomputing building) in Oakland, Alameda County, California is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record, and no lawsuit has been filed so far. Activists (incl.

Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the Behring 415 20th Street Data Center (former LBNL supercomputing building)?

No lawsuit over Behring 415 20th Street Data Center (former LBNL supercomputing building) appears in the record we track as of September 21, 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 Behring 415 20th Street Data Center (former LBNL supercomputing building) use?

No water withdrawal figure for Behring 415 20th Street Data Center (former LBNL supercomputing building) 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 Behring 415 20th Street Data Center (former LBNL supercomputing building), and how big is it?

Behring Companies is the operator on record. Capacity on record is 20 MW.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Behring 415 20th Street Data Center (former LBNL supercomputing building)," updated September 21, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/behring-415-20th-street-oakland-ca.

Facility data from Compute Atlas (E. Kubiak), version 1.34.0 (September 21, 2026), licensed CC BY 4.0, record https://www.compute-atlas.com/facilities/behring-415-20th-street-oakland-ca, retrieved October 1, 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.Developer, councilmember say proposed Oakland data center isn't what you might think (2026-08-15) · KQED · retrieved September 21, 2026
  2. 2.Data center moratorium sought by Oakland Councilmember Carroll Fife (2026-09-11) · The Oaklandside · retrieved September 21, 2026

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