No project in Menlo Park City, but 8 nearby
Who decides here: the City Council of Menlo Park City votes on zoning. The San Mateo County may review big projects too.
Nearby (within 15 miles)
STACK SVY03A data center campus
Hayward, Alameda County
11.3 acres
π May 22, 2025: Hayward Planning Commission approved the project; no appeals were filed.
Proposedabout 11 miles awayValley Oak data center at former USG plant (Shinn Street)
Fremont, Alameda County
12.5 acres
π Feb 2023: Valley Oak Partners filed plans with Fremont for a 90 MW data center.
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Approved, not built yetabout 12 miles awayBowers data center (2805 Bowers Avenue)
Santa Clara, Santa Clara County
π Feb 9, 2026: A CoreSite company bought 2805 and 2855 Bowers Ave and 2710 Walsh Ave for about $100 milβ¦
Built & runningabout 12 miles awayVantage CA3 data center (2590 Walsh Avenue)
Santa Clara, Santa Clara County
π Aug 10, 2022: The California Energy Commission voted to exempt the project's 96 MW of backup generatorβ¦
Built & runningabout 12 miles awayCoreSite SV9 data center
Santa Clara, Santa Clara County
π May 23, 2023: CoreSite said SV9 was under construction, with building permits from 2022.
Being builtabout 13 miles awayMicrosoft Alviso data center campus (SJC02/SJC03)
San Jose, Santa Clara County
for Microsoft
π June 10, 2026: Microsoft broke ground on the campus.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Menlo Park City. - Go to council meetings.
Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing. - Ask questions in writing.
Use our checklist.
π Get told first
β‘ Your electric company
Pacific Gas & Electric Co. (company).
Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in California.