No project in Newark City, but 6 nearby
Who decides here: the City Council of Newark City votes on zoning. The Alameda County may review big projects too.
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Valley Oak data center at former USG plant (Shinn Street)
Fremont, Alameda County
12.5 acres
🕒 Feb 2023: Valley Oak Partners filed plans with Fremont for a 90 MW data center.
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Being builtabout 9 miles awaySTACK SVY03A data center campus
Hayward, Alameda County
11.3 acres
🕒 May 22, 2025: Hayward Planning Commission approved the project; no appeals were filed.
Built & runningabout 10 miles awayCoreSite SV9 data center
Santa Clara, Santa Clara County
🕒 May 23, 2023: CoreSite said SV9 was under construction, with building permits from 2022.
Built & runningabout 10 miles awayVantage CA3 data center (2590 Walsh Avenue)
Santa Clara, Santa Clara County
🕒 Aug 10, 2022: The California Energy Commission voted to exempt the project's 96 MW of backup generator…
Approved, not built yetabout 10 miles awayPrime data center at 1231 Comstock Street
Santa Clara, Santa Clara County
1.37 acres
🕒 Dec 3, 2024: City Council overturned the Planning Commission's denial and approved the data center.
Approved, not built yetabout 10 miles awayBowers data center (2805 Bowers Avenue)
Santa Clara, Santa Clara County
🕒 Feb 9, 2026: A CoreSite company bought 2805 and 2855 Bowers Ave and 2710 Walsh Ave for about $100 mil…
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Newark City. - Go to council meetings.
Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing. - Ask questions in writing.
Use our checklist.
🔔 Get told first
⚡ Your electric company
Depending on where you live in Newark City: Pacific Gas & Electric Co. (company) or Wapa-- Western Area Power Administration (public).
Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in California.