Data centers in Poway, California
No data center in Poway is on the record. The nearest one planned is Imperial Valley AI Data Center in Imperial County, about 86 miles away, reported. The nearest running is DataBank San Diego data center, about 12 miles away.
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The closest data centers to Poway
The nearest data center planned, the nearest running, and any stalled or cancelled within 50 miles, in California and the states that border it. Each distance is a straight line between the two points it names.
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Imperial Valley AI Data Center
Imperial County · Imperial Valley Computer Manufacturing
Latest, reported September 12, 2026: Original recycled water cooling plan fell apart
About 86 miles from the center of Poway to El Centro, the seat of Imperial County.
- Nearest one running
DataBank San Diego data center
San Diego, San Diego County · DataBank
No dated entry on the record yet.
About 12 miles from the center of Poway to the center of San Diego.
What Poway has decided 1 body, 1 decision on the record
What the city has done about data centers: each body on its own row with its rating, open, case by case, restrictive or closed, never good or bad, and every vote, ordinance, moratorium or agreement one tap away, newest first, with its source.
| Body | Level | Rating | In force until | Latest act | Acts | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poway | city | not rated | Poway City Council gave initial approval to an ordinance banning artificial intelligence data centers. yahoo.com (opens in a new tab) national outlet Sep 161 act on this rowEvery act on the Poway row
| 1 | 2026-09-16 |
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What happened
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MoratoriumPoway
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The county and nearby counties
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Questions about Poway
Is there a data center near Poway?
No data center in Poway is on the record. The nearest one planned is Imperial Valley AI Data Center in Imperial County, about 86 miles from the center of Poway to El Centro, the seat of Imperial County, reported. The nearest running is DataBank San Diego data center, about 12 miles from the center of Poway to the center of San Diego.
answered from the rows aboveIs Poway allowing new data centers?
Poway has a scorecard row with no rating yet. The latest decision on the record: Poway City Council gave initial approval to an ordinance banning artificial intelligence data centers, September 16, 2026.
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For researchers
- Level
- city
- Census GEOID
- 0658520
- Census geography
- Incorporated place, Poway city
- Rating
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