Google-Linked 330MW Data Center Proposed in Southern California

The Daily Dig:

A proposed 330 MW hyperscale data center is moving through early planning stages in Imperial County, Southern California. The project is tied to Imperial Valley Computer Manufacturing, LLC (IVCM) and has been described in public filings as “Google linked,” based on tenant references in planning documents. No lease or ownership confirmation from Google has been publicly released. The campus would include a roughly 950,000 square foot single story data center, an on-site electrical substation, backup generation facilities, and a large battery energy storage system.

Planning documents outline up to 862 MWh of battery storage using utility scale lithium-ion units and as many as 100 natural gas backup generators connected to existing gas infrastructure. The site spans approximately 74 acres near Clark Road in Imperial County. The project is still classified as proposed and remains subject to zoning, environmental review, and local approval processes, with no construction start date announced.

Project Snapshot:

• Owner/Developer: Imperial Valley Computer Manufacturing, LLC

• Tenant: NA (Google referenced in planning documents only)

• Sector: Data Center / Mission Critical

• Capacity: 330 MW

• Size: 950,000 sqft

• Battery Storage: 862 MWh

• Power Infrastructure: On-site substation, natural gas backup generators

• Location: Imperial County, California

• Status: Proposed / Under review

TheJobWalk Thoughts:

This is a serious piece of infrastructure, but it’s still paperwork, not concrete. The power profile alone puts it in rare air for California, which means permitting will be the real schedule driver. Until a tenant steps out of the shadows and approvals lock in, this one stays firmly in the “watchlist” column.