4 data center projects in Santa Clara City
Who decides here: the City Council of Santa Clara City votes on zoning. The Santa Clara County may review big projects too.
In Santa Clara City
Bowers 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 yetPrime 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.
Built & runningVantage 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 & runningCoreSite SV9 data center
Santa Clara, Santa Clara County
🕒 May 23, 2023: CoreSite said SV9 was under construction, with building permits from 2022.
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
Proposedabout 9 miles awaySan Jose Data Center 04 (Orchard Parkway)
San Jose, Santa Clara County
22.29 acres
🕒 Feb 9, 2023: The Energy Commission started an environmental report (EIR) on the project.
Proposedabout 10 miles awayPrologis STEM Park at Zanker Road and Highway 237
San Jose, Santa Clara County
159 acres
🕒 Nov 10, 2025: The city announced Prologis as the preferred developer for the site, with a council hear…
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Being builtabout 10 miles awayMicrosoft Alviso data center campus (SJC02/SJC03)
San Jose, Santa Clara County
for Microsoft
🕒 June 10, 2026: Microsoft broke ground on the campus.
Proposedabout 12 miles awayPrologis data center at 5977 Silver Creek Valley Road
San Jose, Santa Clara County
🕒 July 13, 2026: Prologis filed a special use permit (SP26-016) for a three-story, 516,000-square-foot da…
Local votes and rules
✅ Approved
Council overturned the Planning Commission's 'no' vote and approved the Prime data center at 1231 Comstock St.
✅ Approved
Council approved the 2805 Bowers Ave data center unanimously, even though the Planning Commission did not recommend it.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Santa Clara 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 Santa Clara City: Wapa-- Western Area Power Administration (public) or City of Santa Clara (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.
🙋 Open tasks here
- Will CoreSite build the approved 72 MW plan or change it?
- When would construction start?
- How many megawatts will it use?
- How many backup generators will it have?
- Has construction started?
- How much water does it use?
- How many backup generators does it have?
- How much water does it use?