RB Inyokern Data Center
Inyokern, Kern County, CA
RB Inyokern Data Center is an announced data center project in Inyokern, CA, backed by R&L Capital Inc. The project is sized at 99 MW. Small power plant exemption filed with California Energy Commission for 99MW on-site generation; est. 12-16m gallons water/yr; local scrutiny. Reported 2025. [Reviewed 2026-10-09: verified] Official California Energy Commission filing (Docket 26-SPPE-01) confirms 99MW backup generator project by R&L Capital in Inyokern with 40 diesel units; filed May 2026; currently under CEC review; water use and local opposition documented. Source: https://www.energy.ca.gov/powerplant/backup-generating-system/rb-inyokern-data-center.
- 99 MWPlanned capacity
Project status
- Announced
- Permitting
- Under constructionNot yet
- OperationalNot yet
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California state legislation
- CPUC Resolution E-5420 - PG&E Service to STACK Infrastructure (San Jose)Approved PG&E special facilities/service arrangement for a 90MW STACK Infrastructure data center in San Jose.Download
- CPUC Resolution E-5439 - PG&E Service to Microsoft "SJC02" (San Jose)Approved PG&E special facilities/service arrangement for a 90MW Microsoft data center campus in San Jose.Download
- CPUC Application A.24-11-007 - PG&E Electric Rule 30 Revision (Large Transmission-Load Tariff)PG&E-filed revision to Electric Rule 30 creating tariff terms for large transmission-voltage loads (data centers), including minimum-take and collateral provisions.Download
- SB 886 - Data center electricity rates: separate rate classCreates a separate electricity rate class for data centers.Download
- SB6231 - Removes data center equipment replacement tax exemptionRemoves the tax exemption for replacement of data center equipment.Download
- SB 2406 - Data center nondisclosure agreement penaltiesEstablishes penalties for data center nondisclosure agreements.Download
- SB960 - Data center electric cost allocation studyDirects the SCC to determine whether non-data-center customers subsidize data centers.Download
- HB05076 - AI data center energy/water efficiency requirementsConcerns energy and water efficiency requirements for AI data centers.Download
- SB 887California bill removing CEQA categorical exemptions as applied to data center projects.Download
- S08540 - Accountability of Costs for Data Centers ActEstablishes independent classification of service for large energy-use facilities to allocate data center costs.Download
- HB1246 - Prohibits nondisclosure of data center agreementsProhibits nondisclosure of certain agreements related to data centers.Download
- SB 1168 - Data centers: rate structuresEstablishes rate structures applicable to data centers.Download
- CPUC Rulemaking R.26-04-009 - Advanced Rate Design (Large Load / Data Center Cost Allocation)Statewide rulemaking opened 2026, driven by SB 57, addressing cost allocation and rate design for large-load customers including data centers.Download
- CPUC Advice Letter 7785-E / Draft Resolution E-5455 - PG&E Service to Google (San Jose, 250MW)Pending as of Sep 2026 -- PG&E advice letter for a 250MW Google data center in San Jose, protested by the Public Advocates Office over ratepayer cost allocation.Download
- AB2469 - Data centers: water use disclosures.Description comingDownload
- AB1095 - Data centers: waste heat energy.Description comingDownload
- AB93 - Water resources: data centers.Description comingDownload
- SB57 - Electrical corporations: data centers: report.Description comingDownload
- AB2619 - Water resources: data centers.Description comingDownload
- SB978 - Data centers: labor: electricity rates.Description comingDownload
- AB1577 - Data centers: reporting.Description comingDownload
- AB2383 - Electricity: data centers.Description comingDownload
- AB222 - Data centers: power usage effectiveness: cost shifts.Description comingDownload
Site details
- Operator
- R&L Capital Inc
- County
- Kern County, CA
- Capacity
- 99 MW
- Address
- Inyokern, CA
- Stage
- Announced
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