# PNNL AI Data Center > Proposed: a 2 MW data center in Benton County, Washington, from the Kapwork Grow tracker (1 source). Sources and dates on every fact. Page: https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/pnnl-ai-data-center-wa-dc_b3ee39a1b250 Markdown: https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/pnnl-ai-data-center-wa-dc_b3ee39a1b250.md Updated: Nov 3, 2026 Publisher: Kapwork Grow, a free directory of public records Battelle Memorial Institute (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) has proposed a 2 MW data center in Benton County, Washington (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:** Battelle Memorial Institute (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 5, 2026) - **Stage:** Proposed (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 5, 2026) - **Reported capacity:** 2 MW (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 5, 2026) - **City:** Richland (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 5, 2026) - **County:** Benton (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 5, 2026) - **State:** Washington (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 5, 2026) - **Location precision:** Street address reported (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **AI workload:** Confirmed AI or machine-learning workload (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 5, 2026) - **Facility type:** AI data center (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 | PNNL AI Data Center | Proposed | 2 MW | ## Questions this page answers ### Is PNNL AI Data Center under construction? No permit record shows it yet, so this page prints it as announced. Compute Atlas (Sep 5, 2026) reports it as proposed. ### Who is building PNNL AI Data Center? Battelle Memorial Institute (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) is the operator. No public record names the general contractor yet. It shows here the day one does. ### Which carriers serve PNNL AI Data Center? No public record names them yet. They show here when a filing does. ### How do contractors on PNNL AI Data Center 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 - **Apr 26, 2026:** [Reported as announced](https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2026/apr/26/ai-data-center-with-a-different-mission-being-cons/) ## Related records - [AWS Wallula Gap Campus](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/aws-wallula-gap-campus-wa-dc_8d34838854bd): Same state - [Advance Phase LLC Walla Walla Campus (Project Tree)](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/advance-phase-llc-walla-walla-campus-project-tree-wa-dc_4d6ca12f0dca): Same state - [Atlas Agro Richland Data Center Campus](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/atlas-agro-richland-data-center-campus-wa-dc_ecfe9dabbaa6): Same state - [Bitdeer Wenatchee (Pangborn) Data Center](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/bitdeer-wenatchee-pangborn-data-center-wa-dc_a50e2984e178): Same state - [Blue Fern Cle Elum Data Center](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/blue-fern-cle-elum-data-center-wa-dc_e8e67f988ed3): 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.spokesman.com/stories/2026/apr/26/ai-data-center-with-a-different-mission-being-cons/) · as of Sep 5, 2026 · record pnnl-ai-data-center-richland-wa - [The Spokesman-Review (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2026/apr/26/ai-data-center-with-a-different-mission-being-cons/) · as of Sep 5, 2026 - [Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/pnnl-data-centers) · as of Sep 5, 2026 - [Tri-City Herald (via Yahoo News) (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/know-4-major-data-center-120000272.html) · as of Sep 5, 2026 - [Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here](https://kapwork.com/app/grow/datacenters/projects/pnnl-ai-data-center-wa) · as of Nov 2, 2026 · record 197835750486608 ## Have an invoice your customer approved? 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