Digital West Data Center
San Luis Obispo County, CA
Source: OpenStreetMap
Digital West Data Center is a mapped data center in San Luis Obispo County, CA.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 12, 2026
Overview
source: linkdata center
The grid behind this site, right now
source: CAISO · gridstatus- Solar59.3%
- Natural Gas24.3%
- Nuclear5.7%
- Wind4.3%
- Hydro3.2%
- Imports3.0%
- Geothermal2.0%
- Biomass1.1%
Real-time generation mix for the CAISO grid this site draws from, as of Aug 17, 2026, 8:05 PM. ISO-wide, not this facility's own metering. Source: gridstatus.
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- Developer of controversial OpenAI, Oracle data center buys golf course next doorMLive.com· Aug 20, 2026
- Governor Morrisey, Legislative Leaders Announce Unified Plan for Responsible Data Center Development in West VirginiaWV Office of the Governor (.gov)· Aug 11, 2026
- Atlantans organize ahead of Zoning Committee vote on West End data centerAtlanta Community Press Collective· Aug 5, 2026
- Galaxy Expands Data Center Footprint with Acquisition of 500 Acre Campus in McGregor, Texasgalaxy.com· Jul 28, 2026
- Spokane West Plains data center talks raise community concernsNonStop Local KHQ· Jul 28, 2026
- Alpha Digital Campus: 2 GW West Texas Data Center to Get Power from Liberty Energy-PowerBridge JVConstruction Review· Jul 27, 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.
Air quality near this site
source: AirNowAir Quality Index from the nearest AirNow reporting area (San Luis Obispo), as of 2026-06-10. Regional context — not this facility's own emissions.
Who lives nearby
source: Census ACS 2023Demographics of the census tract this facility sits in (American Community Survey 5-year estimates). Environmental-justice context for who bears the local impacts.
Nearest school
source: HIFLD / NCESThe nearest public school, Sinsheimer Elementary in San Luis Obispo, is 0.9 mi from this site (371 students).
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.