# PNNL Next-Gen AI Compute Data Center

Data center facility record on DEPLOY. Every fact is individually sourced and dated.

- **Canonical ID:** 198e147f-3cd1-4da4-9488-fb9f2bd08194
- **Type:** AI data center facility
- **Operator:** [Pacific Northwest National Laboratory](/companies/pacific-northwest-national-laboratory.md)
- **Location:** Richland
- **Status:** planned
- **Facility type:** enterprise

## Evidence (each fact, sourced)

- record: PNNL Next-Gen AI Compute Data Center · reported · https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/pacific-northwest-national-lab-considers-building-ai-data-center-for-doe-research-llms/
- status: planned; ~2 MW at 2028 launch, potential expansion to ~40 MW · reported · https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/pacific-northwest-national-lab-considers-building-ai-data-center-for-doe-research-llms/

## Common questions


**What is PNNL Next-Gen AI Compute Data Center?**

PNNL Next-Gen AI Compute Data Center is a data center facility record on the DEPLOY registry, in Richland. Every fact on the record is individually sourced and dated.

**Who operates PNNL Next-Gen AI Compute Data Center?**

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory operates PNNL Next-Gen AI Compute Data Center, per the sourced record on the DEPLOY registry.

**Is PNNL Next-Gen AI Compute Data Center operating?**

PNNL Next-Gen AI Compute Data Center is recorded as planned on the DEPLOY registry. Each figure traces to a source.

**How verified is the data on PNNL Next-Gen AI Compute Data Center?**

A human editor has reviewed this record for the indexed registry. Every rendered fact shows its source: this is what a verified record looks like next to an unsourced directory listing.

Canonical: https://registry.deploy.report/datacenters/facilities/pnnl-ai-data-center-richland-wa
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