AVAIO Perseus Data Center
Pittsburg, Contra Costa County, CA
Source: Primary source
AVAIO Perseus Data Center is a under construction data center in Contra Costa County, CA. DataCentersExposed has documented 99 MW of reported power capacity and a 300,000 sq ft footprint at this site.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 18, 2026
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Contra Costa, California
AVAIO Perseus Data Center in Pittsburg, CA is contested. Organized Advocacy | Petition: https://www.change.org/NoDataCenterPittsburgCA Track what's being decided, when, and how to weigh in.
Hearing timeline
- DecisionCity Council
Tue, Apr 21, 2026 · 3:30 PM PDT
City Council: data-center item — Direct city manager and attorney to develop proposed data-center moratorium for council consideration.
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Your action kit
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99 MW of new demand — roughly a city of 79,000 homes.
Large new loads can raise transmission and capacity costs that land on every ratepayer. Residential power in CA is 35.3¢/kWh, up 4.2% year-over-year. (MW→homes is a rough ~800/MW planning figure.)
SourceDemand a full, public review — not a rubber stamp.
Ask for an independent noise study, a water-and-power impact assessment, enforceable conditions (setbacks, hours, cooling type), and that the record stays open for written comment. Procedural shortcuts have voided approvals elsewhere.
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Overview
source: linkHas secured commitments for 100% renewable energy and recycled water for cooling, with backup generators using biodiesel Imported from the FracTracker Alliance U.S. Data Centers Tracker after review. Details to be corroborated from primary sources.
Grid & water — why here
source: HIFLD · EPAThe closest existing grid infrastructure and the municipal water system this location sits in — the same constraints the buildout model screens on (it won't site a campus more than ~2 km from a substation or ~5 km from municipal water). Distances are straight-line to public HIFLD/EPA features, not a metered connection.
In the news
source: Google News- Public opposition intensifies as officials consider a major data center proposal in PittsburgMSN· Jul 14, 2026
- Pittsburg coalition demands City honor written promise on data center agenda itemContra Costa Herald· Jul 10, 2026
- City of Pittsburg to hold Data Centers Virtual Community Workshop July 30Contra Costa Herald· Jul 10, 2026
- Pittsburg hosting virtual workshop following concerns about data centersThe Mercury News· Jul 9, 2026
- Data Center Concerns Top Special City Meeting Amid Backlash: Contra CostaPatch· Jul 8, 2026
- Pittsburg looks to offer clarity regarding data centerthepress.net· Jul 4, 2026
Tax breaks & subsidies
source: Good Jobs First / GASB 77No per-deal tax break is linked to this site yet. No state discloses the recipient of a data-center abatement at the facility level, so per-site deals are rare in the public record. If you have a development agreement or board resolution for this site, send it to us.
Water use
No public record of this facility's water use. We check state withdrawal reporting for self-supplied sites; municipally supplied sites only become visible through a public-records request to the local water utility — a per-facility request tool is coming. If you have a utility document for this site, send it to us.
EPA permits & violations
source: EPA ECHONo reported violations as of last sync.
Nearest school
source: HIFLD / NCESThe nearest public school, Rancho Medanos Junior High in Pittsburg, is 0.3 mi from this site (791 students). 4 public schools sit within a mile of the site.
Schools are sensitive receptors for the noise, backup-generator exhaust, and traffic a large data center brings. Straight-line distance to the nearest public school (HIFLD/NCES, US public schools only).
Hearings timeline
No public-hearing records linked to this site yet. We surface planning-commission and board-of-supervisors dates when a record names a facility. If you know of a hearing on this site, tell us.