Data Center Registry
1200 Graphics Drive Data Center (reported NorthPoint Development inquiry)
Modesto, Stanislaus County, California · All 3 NorthPoint Development sites
1200 Graphics Drive Data Center (reported NorthPoint Development inquiry) is a proposed data center in Modesto, California (Stanislaus County), operated by NorthPoint Development (reported). It faces documented, organized local opposition. The record for this site rests on a single unverified source and should be read that way.
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
Proposed
- Operator
- NorthPoint Development (reported)
- Facility type
- Data center
- Location
- 1200 Graphics Drive, Modesto, Stanislaus County, CA, 95351
- Coordinates
- 37.6518, -121.0210 (approximate)
- Power capacity
- Not established from a public source
- Land
- Not established from a public source
- Investment
- Not established from a public source
- Announced
- Not established from a public source
- 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
- Opposed
- Source confidence
- Rumored: a single unverified source
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.
- September 2026ProposedDeveloper reportedly lobbied councilmembers; city says no plans have been submitted Source: Turlock Journal
Opposition and litigation at this site
Yes. Organized local opposition to 1200 Graphics Drive Data Center (reported NorthPoint Development inquiry) in Modesto, Stanislaus County, California is documented in the public record, without a lawsuit on file in the sources we track. About three hours of mostly opposing public comment at a Modesto council meeting; some called for a moratorium
How the community has taken it
Reception is a sourced signal, not an editorial judgment: opposed means documented, organized local opposition is the dominant signal on record.
About three hours of mostly opposing public comment at a Modesto council meeting; some called for a moratorium
Notes on the record
Former FMC barium plant site off Highway 99, north of Kansas Avenue. NorthPoint reportedly lobbied councilmembers. An inquiring developer had 25 to 50 MW in mind, but the article does not confirm that was NorthPoint. City officials said no plans had been submitted, and Modesto zoning currently prohibits data centers.
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.
- Power capacity in megawatts
- 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
- Power capacity in megawatts
- The utility's large load service agreement, the interconnection request in the grid operator's queue, or the electrical site plan in the permit file.
- 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 1200 Graphics Drive Data Center (reported NorthPoint Development inquiry) in Modesto?
Yes. Organized local opposition to 1200 Graphics Drive Data Center (reported NorthPoint Development inquiry) in Modesto, Stanislaus County, California is documented in the public record, without a lawsuit on file in the sources we track. About three hours of mostly opposing public comment at a Modesto council meeting; some called for a moratorium
Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the 1200 Graphics Drive Data Center (reported NorthPoint Development inquiry)?
No lawsuit over 1200 Graphics Drive Data Center (reported NorthPoint Development inquiry) appears in the record we track as of October 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 1200 Graphics Drive Data Center (reported NorthPoint Development inquiry) use?
No water withdrawal figure for 1200 Graphics Drive Data Center (reported NorthPoint Development inquiry) 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 1200 Graphics Drive Data Center (reported NorthPoint Development inquiry), and how big is it?
NorthPoint Development (reported) is the operator on record. We hold 3 sites for that company across the registry. No capacity figure is on record for this site.
How to cite this page
SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "1200 Graphics Drive Data Center (reported NorthPoint Development inquiry)," updated October 19, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/northpoint-1200-graphics-drive-modesto-ca.
Facility data from Compute Atlas (E. Kubiak), version 1.34.1 (October 4, 2026), licensed CC BY 4.0, record https://www.compute-atlas.com/facilities/northpoint-1200-graphics-drive-modesto-ca, retrieved October 29, 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.'Data centers': two toxic words that frighten Stanislaus leaders · Turlock Journal · retrieved October 19, 2026
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