No project in Palo Alto City, but 5 nearby
Who decides here: the City Council of Palo Alto City votes on zoning. The Santa Clara County may review big projects too.
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Vantage 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…
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.
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…
Approved, not built yetabout 11 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.
Proposedabout 13 miles awayValley 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
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Palo Alto 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 Palo Alto City: Wapa-- Western Area Power Administration (public) or City of Palo Alto (run by the town).
Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in California.