SD / Comsat Santa Paula Ground Station
Santa Paula, CA
Source: Primary source
SD / Comsat Santa Paula Ground Station is a mapped data center in CA.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 17, 2026
Overview
source: linkSD Data Center — colocation facility (1 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: GDELT- Ventura residents fight 'data center' at fairgrounds - Ventura County StarVentura County Star· Aug 26, 2026
- RIDGECREST: Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Authority submits comments to CEC outlining basin concerns on proposed Inyokern data center - Maven's NotebookMaven's Notebook· Aug 24, 2026
- Community urges permanent ban on data centers at Tulare fairgrounds - Fresno BeeFresno Bee· Aug 20, 2026
- Exclusive: California fair official has key link to firm trying to put data centers on fairgrounds - San Francisco ChronicleSan Francisco Chronicle· Aug 14, 2026
- Kings Fairground CEO: New project is not a 'traditional' data center - Hanford SentinelHanford Sentinel· Jul 22, 2026
- Data centers at county fairgrounds in California - San Mateo Daily JournalSan Mateo Daily Journal· Jul 14, 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, Mupu Elementary in Santa Paula, is 1.9 mi from this site (181 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.