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Reported geography
Source-reported location for CoreSite Bowers Data Center.
Approximate source coordinates; this is not a parcel claim. Nearby source points are combined into one accessible target that opens this exact map scope. View these exact rows on the interactive map →
Source row snapshot
- Operator as published
- CoreSite
- Address and locality
- 2805 Bowers Avenue · Santa Clara · Santa Clara County · California · 95051
- Official metro area
- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
- Source-reported status
- permitted
- Provider facility type
- data center
- Reported capacity
- Not established; source review excludes the published figure
- Source freshness
- 14 September 2026
- Location precision
- approximate (provider label: exact; the provider's own note describes an approximate location)
- Compute Atlas confidence label
- confirmed (provider's classification; not a DataCenterData check)
- Stable directory ID
dcd-dir-000321
The captured CEC order identifies 72 MW as emergency backup generation. No independently reviewed source here establishes the measure of the provider’s separate planned-capacity figure; it is withheld from the public capacity field while the provider row is preserved. The upstream row remains attributed below, but this value is not repeated as site capacity.
The underlying provider record is retained. These notes add source-attributed context and flag conflicts; any withheld value is explained separately. They do not certify current operation.
- Source review · reviewed 2026-10-11: Prior source review (2026-10-10): The California Energy Commission’s November 8, 2023 order describes up to 72 MW of emergency backup generation for Bowers. That is not a statement of IT load or available utility capacity. The provider separately reports 72 MW of planned capacity without an established measurement type in the sources reviewed here. That capacity field is withheld; the provider history and its backup-generation figure are preserved. The order does not establish construction or operation. Historical document addendum reviewed 2026-10-11: On November 8, 2023, CEC Order 23-1108-07 certified the Final EIR, adopted a mitigation-monitoring program with the City of Santa Clara as enforcement agency, and granted the small power plant exemption for the Bowers Backup Generating Facility, with GI Partners as applicant. The order was docketed November 9. The 2023 CEQAnet notice and 2022 CEC filing identify APN 216-28-063, 5.12 site acres and 2805 Bowers Avenue. These are historical parcel and exemption records; they do not establish current ownership, a transfer to CoreSite, building permits or operation. The exemption decision remains separate from the provider's later land-use approval history.
- CEC Order No. 23-1108-07, issued November 8, 2023 · source retrieved 2026-10-10
- CEQAnet (California Governor's Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation); lead agency California Energy Commission — 2023-02-09 · source retrieved 2026-10-10
- California Energy Commission notice of receipt — docketed 2022-10-25 · source retrieved 2026-10-10
Reported details
Source-reported by Compute Atlas; not independently verified by DataCenterData. Provider wording is kept; long provider notes are shortened and marked …; unknown is not zero; none of these values is totaled, ranked or compared.
- Electric utility
- Silicon Valley Power (SVP)
- Power source
- Grid
- On-site generation
- 72 MW (source-reported)
- Land area
- 5 acres (source-reported; parcel boundary not established)
- Community response
- Provider label: mixed
- AI-use label (provider)
- likely
- Announced
- August 2024
Provider notes
Energy. New SVP substation to be constructed on-site. Backup: 32 Tier 4 diesel generators totaling 72MW emergency capacity.
Community. Planning Commission voted 3-2 in favor but lacked quorum for formal recommendation. City Council approved unanimously in August 2024, overriding the deadlock. Mayor stated she had 'never heard any opposition to data centers.' No significant organized public opposition recorded.
What the source record says
Coordinates approximate based on 2805 Bowers Ave address. Originally a GI Partners project; CoreSite (owned by American Tower) acquired in Feb 2026 and is expected to redevelop under existing permit. CoreSite already operates a dense interconnection campus nearby in Santa Clara. No construction timeline announced as of mid-2026.
Any MW value is reproduced as source-reported context. Its measurement boundary is not established consistently enough for comparison. Unknown is not zero.
Status history supplied by the source
- 2021-01 · source-reported proposed
GI Partners assembled Walsh Bowers Technology Center properties for ~$79M; 2805 Bowers Ave acquired from KeyPoint Credit Union for $37.5M
- 2024-08 · source-reported permitted
Santa Clara City Council unanimously approved demolition of 1975 office building and construction of 72MW, 244,070 sq ft four-story data center (Bowers Data Center and Bowers Backup Generating Facility); Planning Commission had deadlocked 3-2
- 2026-02 · source-reported permitted
CoreSite affiliate acquired 2805 Bowers Ave for ~$57M (part of $100M three-property deal from GI Partners); planning permission carries with land; redevelopment plans expected
Sources and attribution
These sources are listed for the whole row. Unless a figure links to its own source, the provider does not mark which one gave it, so a figure may not appear in every source.
- GI Partners Secures Planning Permission for 72MW Data Center in Santa Clara · Data Center Dynamics
- CoreSite Acquires Silicon Valley Office Property Zoned for Data Center Redevelopment · Data Center Dynamics
- 2805 Bowers Avenue — Data Center Project Listing · City of Santa Clara
- Bowers Backup Generating Facility (22-SPPE-01), 2805 Bowers Avenue · California Energy Commission
- CoreSite drops $100 million on Santa Clara tech strip · Hoodline
- Nominatim geocode of 2805 Bowers Avenue, Santa Clara, CA · OpenStreetMap contributors
Adapted from Compute Atlas by Edward Kubiak, edition 1.34.1, under CC BY 4.0. Upstream ID coresite-bowers-santa-clara-ca. Filtered to data-center records in the 50 U.S. states; selected fields normalized for search and display; DataCenterData directory IDs added. Some locations in this layer are reported by the provider as derived from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL, https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) and Epoch AI (CC BY 4.0).
Compute Atlas 1.34.1 with retained prior rows and publication holds. This is a DataCenterData composite, not an unmodified publisher edition. This row uses the captured source from 1.34.1, source as of 2026-10-14T20:40:52.293Z.
State or local registry record
What a state or local government record says at this same street address. The record is cited, not republished. It does not establish that a data center is operating, its capacity, or its owner or operator unless the record says that role. It is not added to the counts on this page.
Same street address. The government record cites the same street as this record.
Bowers Data Center
- Publishing agency
- California Energy Commission
- Record type
- energy siting case
- Record identifiers
- 22-SPPE-01
- Named in the record
- GI Partners
What this record does not establish
- That a permit, certification, tax status, or application means an operating data center.
- Current IT capacity, utility load, or generation capacity.
- Who operates the site. A company named in the record is not the operator unless the record says so.
- Cooling redundancy. Mentioned equipment is not a design rating.
- Whether the record covers one building, a campus, or a suite, beyond the unit label the record itself uses.
That does not mean the row is wrong, and it does not mean no reviewed record exists for the same place. A link is added only when an identifier or source establishes the match.
Recorded information
What this page records, grouped by topic, with the source's units and qualifications. Company-reported values stay labeled as company-reported. Related listings are shown separately.
Licensed directory listing dcd-dir-000321
Licensed directory row.
Provider notes and the source narrative are printed on this page and are not repeated here.
Identity and relationships
- Provider facility type: data center
Provider facility type.
- AI-use label (provider): likely
Compute Atlas classification, not a DataCenterData finding.
Location and precision
- 2805 Bowers Avenue, Santa Clara, CA 95051 (Approximate location)
Roles
- Operator: CoreSite
Operator label as published by the provider; no parent company is inferred.
Lifecycle
- Source-stated status: source-reported permitted
Provider status label; not a DataCenterData finding that the facility is operating.
- Announced: August 2024
Provider-reported announcement date.
- Status history: 2021-01 · source-reported proposed
Status history supplied by the source.
- Status history: 2024-08 · source-reported permitted
Status history supplied by the source.
- Status history: 2026-02 · source-reported permitted
Status history supplied by the source.
Area, acreage and buildings
- Land area: 5 acres (source-reported; parcel boundary not established)
Power capacity
- Reported capacity: Not established; source review excludes the published figure
Reproduced as the page prints it; not ranked or totaled; unknown is not zero.
- Electric utility: Silicon Valley Power (SVP)
Utility as named by the provider.
- Power source: Grid
Provider label.
- On-site generation: 72 MW (source-reported)
On-site figures often describe backup generators rather than primary supply; read the provider energy note.
Permits, incentives, jobs and proceedings
- Community response: Provider label: mixed
Compute Atlas characterization, not a DataCenterData assessment.
Sources, dates, limitations and corrections
- Provider update date: 2026-09-14
Provider update date is not a DataCenterData verification date.
Not yet recorded here: Cooling, water, PUE and WUE · Connectivity · Services · Certifications and design ratings · Rack density · Availability · Specification links and contact.
Licensed values: adapted from Compute Atlas by Edward Kubiak under CC BY 4.0. Source-reported and not independently verified.
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