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Inyokern, CA · Kern County · 35.632°N 117.808°W
Straight-line distances. Nearest named waterway via the USGS National Hydrography Dataset; nearest transmission line via HIFLD. Baseline water stress and groundwater trend describe the surrounding hydrological basin (WRI Aqueduct 4.0, CC BY 4.0) — not this facility’s measured water use. Principal-aquifer system underlying the location (USGS, mapped at 1:2,500,000 — regional context, not site hydrogeology).
Primary power via a 115 kV grid interconnection; the 99 MW SPPE docket capacity is diesel backup generation, not the grid draw.
Active opposition (Ridgecrest City Councilman Skip Gorman; the Indian Wells Valley groundwater basin is in critical overdraft, with water-use estimates ranging from the company's claim of 50 acre-ft/yr or less to opposition estimates of approximately 500 acre-ft/yr) alongside organized labor support - IBEW Local 47 and regional Building & Construction Trades Councils have filed CEC letters of support. Filed at 99 MW, just under the 100 MW threshold that would trigger a more rigorous CEC Application for Certification instead of the lighter SPPE exemption.
Say it isn't so: an AI data center is coming to downtown InyokernR&L Capital, Inc. filed a Small Power Plant Exemption (SPPE) application with the California Energy Commission (Docket 26-SPPE-01) for a phased 30-35 MW to 65-70 MW to 99 MW backup-generation buildout.
RB Inyokern Data Center - CEC backup generating system docket pageReported: data based on credible news outlets or industry sources.
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