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Reported geography
Source-reported location for PNNL AI Data Center.
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Source row snapshot
- Operator as published
- Battelle Memorial Institute (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)
- Address and locality
- Richland · Benton County · Washington
- Official metro area
- Kennewick-Richland, WA
- Source-reported status
- proposed
- Provider facility type
- data center
- Reported capacity
- Planned: 2 MW (source-reported; boundary not independently verified; MW measure not stated by provider)
- Source freshness
- 12 October 2026
- Location precision
- approximate
- Compute Atlas confidence label
- reported (provider's classification; not a DataCenterData check)
- Stable directory ID
dcd-dir-001123
Reported details
Source-reported by Compute Atlas; not independently verified by DataCenterData. Provider wording is kept; long provider notes are shortened and marked …; unknown is not zero; none of these values is totaled, ranked or compared.
- AI-use label (provider)
- confirmed
Provider notes
Energy. The request for information sought vendor input on on-site power options if utility distribution is limited, containerized or modular structures, power purchase agreements, solar and nuclear supply, and heat reuse for industrial processes.
What the source record says
Battelle, which operates PNNL for the Department of Energy, issued a request for information for an on-premises next-generation AI compute data center to train and operationalize large language models for scientific and national government missions. Roughly 2 MW at a possible 2028 launch, with potential future expansion to about 40 MW. This would be DOE-funded and DOE-operated, not a private operator building on federal land. No construction decision has been made — this is an RFI-stage proposal only. Coordinates are an approximate geocode of the PNNL campus in Richland. Public-reception check (2026-09-10): Checked The Spokesman-Review's coverage (2026-09-10) of this DOE Genesis Mission-linked project; it covers technical specs and funding, with no resident, community-group, or elected-official reaction documented.
Any MW value is reproduced as source-reported context. Its measurement boundary is not established consistently enough for comparison. Unknown is not zero.
Status history supplied by the source
- 2026-04-26 · source-reported proposed
PNNL confirmed it is 'considering the possibility of a small data center due to increased focus on AI at PNNL'; the RFI response window had closed.
Sources and attribution
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- AI data center with a different mission being considered in Tri-Cities · The Spokesman-Review
- DOE eyes PNNL to 'power the AI revolution' · Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business
- What to know about 4 major data center proposals for Tri-Cities area · Tri-City Herald (via Yahoo News)
Adapted from Compute Atlas by Edward Kubiak, edition 1.34.1, under CC BY 4.0. Upstream ID pnnl-ai-data-center-richland-wa. Filtered to data-center records in the 50 U.S. states; selected fields normalized for search and display; DataCenterData directory IDs added. Some locations in this layer are reported by the provider as derived from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL, https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) and Epoch AI (CC BY 4.0).
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Recorded information
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Licensed directory listing dcd-dir-001123
Licensed directory row.
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Identity and relationships
- Provider facility type: data center
Provider facility type.
- AI-use label (provider): confirmed
Compute Atlas classification, not a DataCenterData finding.
Location and precision
- Richland, WA · Benton (Approximate location)
Roles
- Operator: Battelle Memorial Institute (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)
Operator label as published by the provider; no parent company is inferred.
Lifecycle
- Source-stated status: source-reported proposed
Provider status label; not a DataCenterData finding that the facility is operating.
- Status history: 2026-04-26 · source-reported proposed
Status history supplied by the source.
Power capacity
- Reported capacity: Planned: 2 MW (source-reported; boundary not independently verified; MW measure not stated by provider)
Reproduced as the page prints it; not ranked or totaled; unknown is not zero.
Sources, dates, limitations and corrections
- Provider update date: 2026-10-12
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Not yet recorded here: Area, acreage and buildings · Cooling, water, PUE and WUE · Connectivity · Services · Certifications and design ratings · Rack density · Availability · Specification links and contact · Permits, incentives, jobs and proceedings.
Licensed values: adapted from Compute Atlas by Edward Kubiak under CC BY 4.0. Source-reported and not independently verified.
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