Project Overview

The AVAIO Perseus Data Center is a proposed data center development within the Pittsburg Technology Park, located on a portion of the former Delta View Golf Course. The project is intended to support advanced technology infrastructure, create long-term economic development opportunities, and help activate strategically planned employment-generating land in Pittsburg.

Site & Location

The project site is a portion of the former Delta View Golf Course within the planned Pittsburg Technology Park. Assessor's Parcel Numbers: 095-160-008; 094-080-049; 094-080-050

Facility Scope & Design

The AVAIO Perseus Data Center is Phase I of the Pittsburg Technology Park, occupying roughly 22 acres of the 76-acre site. Phase I consists of a single three-story data center building of approximately 347,740 square feet. Supporting facilities include backup generation, a commercial power switching yard, and an electrical substation. The building's three-story massing is designed to consolidate the data center program on the smallest practical footprint.

Water

The AVAIO Perseus Data Center uses a closed-loop, air-cooled system rather than traditional evaporative cooling. In a closed-loop design, the system is filled once and circulates through the cooling system continuously instead of being lost to evaporation, dramatically reducing ongoing water consumption. The facility will only be allowed to utilize recycled water rather, and not potable supplies. It is projected to use approximately one-fifth of the water that the former Delta View Golf Course consumed on the same site — a substantial reduction in demand on local water resources compared with the property's prior use.

Electricity

Electrical service for the AVAIO Perseus Data Center is provided by the Pittsburg Power Company, the City's municipal utility — not PG&E, which serves local homes and businesses. Because the data center draws from a separate power pool, residential power will not be reduced or redirected to serve the facility. The tenant — not residents or ratepayers — pays for all energy used and all infrastructure upgrades. The project is obligated to use 100% carbon-free electricity, a requirement the City audits annually. The developer is also fully funding approximately $100 million in upgrades to the electrical grid, improvements that PG&E customers will benefit from as well. The site sits along existing electrical infrastructure, adjacent to multiple 230 kV transmission lines, which makes it well suited to serve the project's power needs without extending into undeveloped areas.

Backup Generation

The facility includes on-site backup generators that provide emergency power only during interruptions to the utility supply, which has not happened on the transmission line to which this project will interconnect in over 10 years. They are not a primary power source and are expected to operate no more than approximately 50 hours per year each. Every backup generator is required to be fitted with an aftertreatment system ("scrubber") to reduce emissions, a condition of project approval. The generators are also subject to extensive noise and safety controls. Each is fully enclosed by both the manufacturer's noise-buffering housing and a secondary external structure built to California Building Code standards, and the conditions of approval require acoustic louvers and insulated panels, with compliance verified through the City's monitoring program. The backup generation system was reviewed by the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District and includes a comprehensive fire suppression system.

Noise

Noise was studied closely in the project's Environmental Impact Report, which determined that the increase in sound would be imperceptible at all sensitive receptors, including the nearby school, homes, and church. Beyond meeting those requirements, the project incorporates additional measures that go above and beyond what is required. Through the settlement agreement, the facility will include acoustic louvers and insulated panels. The generators will be fully enclosed twice over, both within the manufacturer's noise-buffering housing and again within a secondary external structure built to California Building Code standards, which are among the most stringent in the nation for addressing noise. The facility is also sited more than 400 feet from the nearest residence, and its closed-loop cooling system avoids the large evaporative cooling fans that drive much of the noise at conventional data centers. All of these noise measures are enforceable conditions of approval, verified through the City's mitigation monitoring and reporting program with required public reporting.

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