McLaren Backup Generating Facility
approved CampusOperated by Vantage Data Centers
The McLaren Backup Generating Facility, serving a Vantage data center in Santa Clara, received a California Energy Commission Small Power Plant Exemption (Docket 17-SPPE-01) for 47 diesel generators rated up to 98.67 MW across roughly 541,000 gross square feet of buildings.
Land use jurisdiction: City of Santa Clara
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Measurements on record
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Approvals, by aspect
| Aspect | Approving body | Instrument | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air permit (backup generators) | Bay Area Air Quality Management District | Authority to Construct ATC-AN-32087 (four additional backup generators, Building CA23) (2024-08-19) document |
on record |
| CEQA review | California Energy Commission | Small Power Plant Exemption (Docket 17-SPPE-01) (2018-11-07) document |
on record |
| Land use entitlement (CUP / rezoning) | not yet requested | ||
| Building permit | not yet requested | ||
| Water supply (will-serve) | not yet requested | ||
| Wastewater / septic | not yet requested | ||
| Stormwater / retention ponds / dry wells | not yet requested | ||
| Grid interconnection | not yet requested | ||
| Natural gas supply | not yet requested | ||
| Tax abatement / development agreement | not yet requested |
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Location and sources
Santa Clara, Santa Clara County, California
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