MDC San Diego
San Diego, CA
Source: Primary source
MDC San Diego is a mapped data center in CA.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 17, 2026
Overview
source: linkMDC Data Centers — colocation facility (2 networks present). Source: PeeringDB.
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- In a divided America, the left and right unite to oppose artificial intelligence data centersSan Diego Union-Tribune· Aug 26, 2026
- Here’s all the ways that data center controversies have transformed the midterm electionsfox5sandiego.com· Aug 26, 2026
- San Antonio will consider regulating data centers. It’s unclear if that involves a moratorium.Texas Public Radio | TPR· Aug 26, 2026
- UC San Diego to Test Solid-State Transformer for 2 MW AI Data Center LoadMicrogrid Media· Aug 25, 2026
- UC San Diego to Test Innovative Power Technology for AI Data CentersUC San Diego Today· Aug 24, 2026
- Governors’ races are being increasingly buffeted by the toxic politics of data centersSan Diego Union-Tribune· Aug 18, 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, Harborside Elementary in Chula Vista, is 1.0 mi from this site (592 students). 2 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.