# Golden Valley Technology Hub > Proposed: a 275 MW data center in Kern County, California, from the Kapwork Grow tracker (1 source). Sources and dates on every fact. Page: https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/golden-valley-technology-hub-ca-dc_ad05d98ccf8b Markdown: https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/golden-valley-technology-hub-ca-dc_ad05d98ccf8b.md Updated: Nov 3, 2026 Publisher: Kapwork Grow, a free directory of public records Beacon Data Centers (w/ California Resources Corp) has proposed a 275 MW data center in Kern County, California (proposed). One source reports this facility in the Kapwork Grow tracker. (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Nov 2, 2026) ## Facts - **Operator:** Beacon Data Centers (w/ California Resources Corp) (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Aug 19, 2026) - **Stage:** Proposed (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Aug 19, 2026) - **Reported capacity:** 275 MW (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Aug 19, 2026) - **Site area:** 100 acres (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **City:** Elk Hills (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Aug 19, 2026) - **County:** Kern (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Aug 19, 2026) - **State:** California (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Aug 19, 2026) - **Location precision:** Street address reported (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Utility:** Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Facility type:** Enterprise (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) ## What each source reports | Dataset | Reported name | Reported status | Reported MW | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Compute Atlas | Golden Valley Technology Hub | Proposed | 275 MW | ## Questions this page answers ### Is Golden Valley Technology Hub under construction? No permit record shows it yet, so this page prints it as announced. Compute Atlas (Aug 19, 2026) reports it as proposed. ### Who is building Golden Valley Technology Hub? Beacon Data Centers (w/ California Resources Corp) is the operator. No public record names the general contractor yet. It shows here the day one does. ### Which carriers serve Golden Valley Technology Hub? No public record names them yet. They show here when a filing does. ### How do contractors on Golden Valley Technology Hub get paid sooner? The owner pays the general contractor, and the general contractor pays its subcontractors. Once your customer approves your invoice, certify it with Kapwork. Funders compete to fund it, so you don't wait for the payment date. Free for businesses. Kapwork doesn't lend and doesn't contact your customer. ## Latest updates - [Reported as announced](https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/canadas-beacon-dc-targets-275mw-data-center-campus-on-california-oil-field/). Reported for 2026. ## Related records - [AVAIO Digital Perseus](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/avaio-digital-perseus-ca-dc_772977f86b3f): Same state - [AVAIO Pittsburg Perseus Data Center](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/avaio-pittsburg-perseus-data-center-ca-dc_f598b2c10a60): Same state - [Amazon AWS Gilroy Data Center](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/amazon-aws-gilroy-data-center-ca-dc_c3736908344a): Same state - [Arcadis/Terra Ventures San Jose Sustainable Data Center](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/arcadis-terra-ventures-san-jose-sustainable-data-center-ca-dc_f8d7173e2f9e): Same state - [Buena Vista AI Factory](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/buena-vista-ai-factory-ca-dc_0307366c0af7): Same state ## What this record does not show - This record is the Kapwork Grow tracker's merged view of a facility, from the tracker snapshot built 2026-11-02. Facts tagged KW are the tracker's resolved values; the per-source rows it was merged from are listed under Sources and on the tracker record. - Sources on this record: Compute Atlas: Kubiak, E. (2026). Compute Atlas [Data set]. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22284476 (CC BY 4.0). Every source is licensed for commercial use with attribution. - An announced or permitted build is not a contract, an open bid or a purchase order. - Capacity figures are as reported by the cited sources and may describe planned rather than energised capacity. ## Sources - [Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)](https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/canadas-beacon-dc-targets-275mw-data-center-campus-on-california-oil-field/) · as of Aug 19, 2026 · record beacon-golden-valley-ca - [Data Center Dynamics (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/canadas-beacon-dc-targets-275mw-data-center-campus-on-california-oil-field/) · as of Jul 17, 2026 - [goldenvalleytechhub.com (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.goldenvalleytechhub.com/) · as of Jul 17, 2026 - [The Bakersfield Californian (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.bakersfield.com/news/crc-proposes-w-kern-data-center-with-dedicated-power-closed-loop-cooling/article_5f2d14f7-8f86-4478-958d-513b8f9de1da.html) · as of Jul 17, 2026 - [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) / HIFLD (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=597555ce8e4a4892a030784a7c657fdd) · as of Jul 23, 2026 - [Turn to 23 (KERO-TV, Bakersfield) (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.turnto23.com/news/in-your-neighborhood/taft-maricopa/massive-ai-data-center-proposed-for-kern-countys-elk-hills) · as of Aug 19, 2026 - [Grist (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://grist.org/energy/a-solution-to-data-center-backlash-put-them-in-oil-fields/) · as of Aug 19, 2026 - [Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here](https://kapwork.com/app/grow/datacenters/projects/golden-valley-technology-hub-ca) · as of Nov 2, 2026 · record 190240636325771 ## Have an invoice your customer approved? 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