Elk Hills has been an energy-producing region for decades, with existing oil, gas, water, power generation and electrical infrastructure, industrial land uses, and a workforce familiar with delivery of new infrastructure projects. That means we are building within an established industrial footprint while creating additional diversification for the local workforce to use their skills.
This location allows us to connect the Golden Valley project directly to the existing Elk Hills Power Plant, a rare opportunity to collocate computing infrastructure with existing, on-site power generation.
Taken together, Elk Hills is uniquely positioned for this type of development, because of its remote location, the types of existing operations and infrastructure, and new infrastructure which can be responsibly built and operated with limited environmental disturbance.
The Golden Valley Technology Campus will be built on approximately 100 acres of land currently used for oilfield operations. This site will include a 400,000 square foot data warehouse, an electrical substation, an office, and a parking lot.
Potential impacts, including land disturbance habitat, stormwater, dust, noise, lighting, and construction-related effects, will be evaluated through California's environmental review process.
As studies are completed, mitigation measures may be implemented where needed to reduce or address identified impacts. Additional details will be shared as the project moves through the review process.
