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Data center campus · Southeast Sacramento, City Council District 6; Abridged says emails fit Depot Park, near Fruitridge and Florin Perkins roads (location not confirmed), Sacramento County, California

Link Logistics large-load inquiry, southeast Sacramento

Inquiry only as of Oct. 8, 2026

Abridged, identifying the company from redacted records, reports Link Logistics has been in talks with SMUD about a data center of over 50 MW; the city had no application on file in September 2026.

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Power50MW reported · stated

Who is behind it

ProjectLink Logistics large-load inquiry, southeast Sacramento
Developer and teamLink Logistics (Blackstone subsidiary)
End userNot found in the recordsNot yet named in any record or credited report we have found.

The record, newest first

  1. OpGov News reported SMUD had four large-load projects in review and would not name them; the issue could return to the council if approvals are sought. (OpGov News, Oct. 8, 2026; Sacramento Municipal Utility District, undated; Sacramento Municipal Utility District, undated; Abridged by PBS KVIE, July 14, 2026)

  2. The Sacramento Bee reported Link said it had not submitted an additional project application, and that any redevelopment would go through the city's entitlement and environmental steps. (The Sacramento Bee (via Industry Insider California), Sept. 17, 2026)

  3. After the report, Mayor Kevin McCarty asked city staff to study data center policy. Councilmember Lisa Kaplan urged a moratorium; Guerra said he opposes data centers. (Abridged by PBS KVIE, Sept. 16, 2026; The Sacramento Bee (via Industry Insider California), Sept. 17, 2026; CapRadio, Sept. 18, 2026)

  4. Link staff met Councilmember Eric Guerra and sought his support on entitlements, per records cited by Abridged. Two SMUD staff had agreed to join; the report does not say whether they did. (Abridged by PBS KVIE, Sept. 15, 2026; Abridged by PBS KVIE, Sept. 16, 2026)

  5. By late March SMUD staff were helping on a federal grid grant application for $122.7 million, with $62.6 million in proposed matching funds from the developer, Abridged reported. Recipients had not been announced. (Abridged by PBS KVIE, Sept. 15, 2026; OpGov News, Oct. 8, 2026)

  6. Abridged reported that Link first approached SMUD in late February 2026, and that it later paid SMUD $250,000 for a feasibility study. (Abridged by PBS KVIE, Sept. 15, 2026)

Conflicts and open questions

  • Neither SMUD nor Link confirmed the location; the coordinates are a rough placement near Fruitridge and Florin Perkins roads, not an address. The Bee reports Link has owned Depot Park property since 2018.
  • Abridged identified the company from employee names in redacted records. SMUD has not confirmed the customer, citing customer privacy law.
  • Guerra said data centers are not allowed in the city. The Sacramento Bee reports the city has no ban, but its zoning code does not define data centers as a use and it can permit only defined uses.
  • Other SMUD inquiries are unnamed and not listed here. Counts differ by date and source: 1 application at 50 MW or more (SMUD slides, Bee), 2 potential projects above 50 MW (SMUD page, OpGov), and one over 50 MW plus three over 20 MW (Abridged, July).
  • Abridged reports Rancho Cordova's city manager said the city is talking with SMUD about a 20 to 50 MW project, with no specific project planned. Not listed as a project.

The full record

Status note
Reported talks with SMUD, which has not confirmed the customer. The city had no application as of September 2026, and Link says it has filed no additional project application.
Power note
A floor, not a size: Abridged, citing SMUD, says over 50 MW. SMUD would not give the exact size.
Evidence
News reports; primary records not yet obtained
Size class
50 MW or more (tracker scope)
Map position approximate, from the reported address or area. Updated Oct. 17, 2026.