San Jose Data Center 04 (Orchard Parkway)
Also called: SJDC 04, 22-SPPE-02, 2549 Orchard Parkway
A data center company wants to build two four-story data center buildings, about 630,000 square feet, on 22 acres on Orchard Parkway in north San Jose. It would have 36 diesel backup generators able to make about 98 megawatts. The project is still under environmental review.
Where things stand: Still in environmental review (state Energy Commission is lead agency); filed with the city in Nov 2022.
🕒 Latest update (Feb 9, 2023): The Energy Commission started an environmental report (EIR) on the project.
What we know
- 📍 Wherenorthwest corner of Orchard Parkway and Component Drive (2549 Orchard Parkway), north San Jose, San Jose, Santa Clara County
- 🌳 Size22.29 acres
- 🔌 Where the power comes fromPG&E, with a new on-site substation and a PG&E switching station
- 🗼 New power linesYes
- 🛢️ Diesel generators36
❓ Still unanswered
Nobody has answered these in public yet. Can you help find out?
- Which company is behind this project? State papers do not name it. 🙋 I'll find out
- When will the draft environmental report come out for public comment? 🙋 I'll find out
- How much water would it use? 🙋 I'll find out
What happened so far
- Feb 9, 2023The Energy Commission started an environmental report (EIR) on the project.
Local votes and rules
📜 Data center rules
A council committee asked staff to add community benefits, like parks and job training, to the data center rules being written. The rules go to council in December 2026.
✅ Approved
The city approved Microsoft's Alviso data center campus using an update to its 2022 environmental report.
An aerial photo of the area.
Where this comes from
- San Jose Data Center 04 (SJDC 04) Notice of Preparation, SCH 2023020229 · CEQAnet / California Energy Commission · Feb 9, 2023
- San José weighs data center benefits as residents raise environmental concerns · KQED · Aug 13, 2026
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