Sequoia Data Center

approved Campus

The Sequoia Data Center in Santa Clara received a California Energy Commission Small Power Plant Exemption (Docket 19-SPPE-03) for a backup generating facility of 54 diesel-fired generators with a capacity of 96.5 MW.

Land use jurisdiction: City of Santa Clara

Measurements on record

Power

Backup generators	54 units	(design) source
Backup generation capacity	96.5 MW	(design) source

Size

Building area

702,114 sq ft

(design) source

Approvals, by aspect

Aspect	Approving body	Instrument	Status
CEQA review	California Energy Commission	Small Power Plant Exemption (Docket 19-SPPE-03) (2021-06-25) document	on record
Land use entitlement (CUP / rezoning)			not yet requested
Building permit			not yet requested
Air permit (backup generators)			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

Location and sources

Santa Clara, Santa Clara County, California

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