El Capitan Supercomputer, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
30 MW AI data center in Livermore, CA, United States: operational.
- Capacity: 30 MW
- Location: Livermore, CA, United States
- Developer: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
- Status: operational
- Energy source: Mixed
El Capitan Supercomputer, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is a 30 MW AI data center project located in Livermore, CA, United States, currently operational. It is being built by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. The site draws on a mix of power sources. This project is one of thousands of data-center facilities tracked by Data Center Index across CA, United States, covering operational, under-construction, announced, and permitted sites.
Project description
El Capitan at Lawrence Livermore is an exascale system built on AMD chips. It's been running since 2024, draws a tracked 40 MW and gives the national lab its own AI training capacity alongside the commercial buildout.
Public companies linked to El Capitan Supercomputer, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Developers, tenants, and suppliers tracked by Data Center Index with exposure to this project:
- Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), GPU supplier · semiconductor
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Frequently asked questions
- What is El Capitan Supercomputer, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory?
- El Capitan Supercomputer, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is an AI compute deployment that is not a standalone campus in Livermore, California tracked by Data Center Index. Its status is operational.
- Where is El Capitan Supercomputer, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory?
- El Capitan Supercomputer, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is in Livermore, California. Every tracked California campus, with counts and capacity, is at https://datacenterindex.ai/markets/california.
- How big is El Capitan Supercomputer, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory?
- Data Center Index tracks El Capitan Supercomputer, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory at 30 MW. That capacity is an estimate. We modeled or inferred it, and no source states it. This entry is not a standalone campus, so it is left out of campus counts and capacity totals.
- Who is building El Capitan Supercomputer, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory?
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is developing El Capitan Supercomputer, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
- Which public companies are linked to El Capitan Supercomputer, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory?
- Data Center Index links 1 tracked public company to El Capitan Supercomputer, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory: Advanced Micro Devices (AMD). Each is a developer, tenant or supplier with a sourced link to the project.
Sources
- AI Data Center Index facility profile: El Capitan Supercomputer Llnl California (aidci · aggregator · 2026-04-29)
- LLNL Advanced Simulation and Computing (official) (asc.llnl.gov · public record · 2026-09-12)
- Pleasanton Weekly (pleasantonweekly.com · press · 2024-03-05)
- LLNL news (2025-01-16, dedication; no MW figure) (llnl.gov · press · 2026-09-12)