Data Center Registry

Riverbank Industrial Complex Data Center

Riverbank, Stanislaus County, California

ProposedContestedRecord updated October 19, 2026

Riverbank Industrial Complex Data Center is a proposed data center in Riverbank, California (Stanislaus County), operated by Spartan Data Centers (with Aemetis, Inc.). The public record puts it at 60 MW planned, a reported $1 billion investment. It is the subject of active public debate, with hearings, petitions, or organized opposition on record.

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Facility record

Proposed

Operator: Spartan Data Centers (with Aemetis, Inc.)
Facility type: Data center
Location: Riverbank, Stanislaus County, CA
Coordinates: 37.7276, -120.9220 (approximate)
Power capacity: 60 MW planned
Land: Not established from a public source
Investment: $1 billion
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: Contested
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.

October 9, 2026
Proposed
Aemetis developing a 60 MW data center at the Riverbank Industrial Complex; city moratorium on data center land-use approvals Source: Modesto Bee via Yahoo News

Opposition and litigation at this site

Yes. Riverbank Industrial Complex Data Center in Riverbank, Stanislaus County, California is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record, and no lawsuit has been filed so far. Riverbank imposed a 45-day data center moratorium on Sept.

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.

Riverbank imposed a 45-day data center moratorium on Sept. 8, 2026 and weighed a ~10.5-month extension in October

Source: Modesto Bee via Yahoo News

Power and water

Aemetis president said the facility would use Hetch Hetchy power and on-site wells

Notes on the record

The site is the former Army ammunition plant at Claus and Claribel roads, and Aemetis is the city's leasing agent for it. The ~$1 billion investment is Spartan's own claim as reported. The status of the moratorium extension vote was not confirmed.

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.

1200 Graphics Drive Data Center (reported NorthPoint Development inquiry) · Modesto · NorthPoint Development (reported)8 mi · Proposed · Opposed
Nautilus Stockton 1 Data Center · Stockton · Nautilus Data Technologies29 mi · Operating · 6.5 MW

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Questions people ask about this site

Is there opposition to the Riverbank Industrial Complex Data Center in Riverbank?

Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the Riverbank Industrial Complex Data Center?

No lawsuit over Riverbank Industrial Complex Data Center 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 Riverbank Industrial Complex Data Center use?

No water withdrawal figure for Riverbank Industrial Complex Data Center 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 Riverbank Industrial Complex Data Center, and how big is it?

Spartan Data Centers (with Aemetis, Inc.) is the operator on record. Capacity on record is 60 MW.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Riverbank Industrial Complex Data Center," updated October 19, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/spartan-aemetis-riverbank-industrial-complex-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/spartan-aemetis-riverbank-industrial-complex-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.Stanislaus city considers a longer data center moratorium to evaluate new state laws (Modesto Bee) · Modesto Bee via Yahoo News · retrieved October 19, 2026
2.'Data centers': two toxic words that frighten Stanislaus leaders · Turlock Journal · retrieved October 19, 2026

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