project · CA · last checked 17 September 2026

McLaren Data Center

Lifecycle label: approved; effective date not established Status evidence: BAAQMD generator approval dated 19 August 2024; CEQAnet notice received 21 August 2024. Construction and current operation are not established by this notice. Evidence: Independently source-linked Reuse: Reference only

Facts at a glance

Record ID: mclaren-data-center-santa-clara-ca
Record type: project
Evidence confidence: medium
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Developer: Not named in the cited records
Operator: Not named in the cited records
Owner: Owner of record not established
Tenant: Not named in the cited records
Capacity: Unknown No independently supported figure
Location: Santa Clara, CA
County: Santa Clara County
Location precision not recorded — The CEQAnet NOD lists Cities Santa Clara, Counties Santa Clara, and Location Cross Streets Lafayette Street. No street address is established here.

What the sources support

The cited BAAQMD Authority-to-Construct notice covers four additional backup generators serving the McLaren Data Center. That generator approval is not a finding that the project is complete or operating. Vantage appears only in generator-authorization context and is not treated as a commercial operator.

Definitions: record units · roles · capacity boundaries · lifecycle stages.

What remains unknown

critical IT capacity
utility service capacity
operator and developer as formal roles
street address
assessor parcel numbers
building count and whether any buildings are in service

Sources

Governor's Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation (LCI) / State Clearinghouse CEQAnet →Gov. recordgovernment · retrieved 2026-09-17

Exact location SCH 2018062057 /6; CEQAnet date label Received 2024-08-21; Document Description paragraphs about generator installation authority and emergency/testing use; Contact Information / Rob Gire / Project Applicant

What it supports Notice that BAAQMD issued an Authority to Construct for four additional backup generators serving the McLaren Data Center. Building and engine counts in the notice are not treated as a current operating project or as IT capacity, and Vantage is not treated as a separately verified operator.

Sourced classifications

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Power source: On-site generation (backup, diesel or renewable diesel) project scope · official source · high confidence
“The Bay Area Air Quality Management District (Air District) has issued an Authority to Construct for the Mclaren Backup Generating Facility (MBGF) for four additional backup diesel generators. The MBGF provides emergency backup power for the Mclaren Data Center (MDC).” — Vantage Data Centers- Mclaren Data Center Project — Issuance of ATC-AN-32087 (Notice of Determination, SCH 2018062057), Document Description, retrieved 24 September 2026
Not established: That the four added units are installed; run-hours; normal power supply or supplier.

Connected records

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Metro area: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA by the record’s county in the Census 2023 delineation

Record history

Record history · 21 August 2024 · DataCenterData review

mclaren-data-center-santa-clara-ca → Record

Why A CEQAnet notice received on 21 August 2024 reported the 19 August BAAQMD approval for four additional backup generators at the McLaren facility. Received is not treated as a publication date.

Evidence No additional evidence link; see the linked record or claim.

DataCenterData record added · 18 September 2026 · DataCenterData review

mclaren-data-center-santa-clara-ca → Publication

Why Added from the opened CEQAnet notice after operator-null review; generator authority is not converted to IT capacity or current operation.

Evidence No additional evidence link; see the linked record or claim.

Recorded information

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Location and precision

Shown above in Facts at a glance.

Lifecycle

Recorded status: approved

Power capacity

Capacity — Not yet recorded here.

Not yet recorded here: Roles · Area, acreage and buildings · Cooling, water, PUE and WUE · Connectivity · Services · Certifications and design ratings · Rack density · Availability · Specification links and contact · Permits, incentives, jobs and proceedings.

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Facility evidence across sources

Identity

Facility ID: dcd-fac-002506 (public id fac-002506)
Unit: site (campus or building not established)
Name source: McLaren Data Center · DataCenterData reviewed record mclaren-data-center-santa-clara-ca
Evidence tier: reviewed

Other names

CA-C0005 registry identifier · DataCenterData reviewed record mclaren-data-center-santa-clara-ca

Status by layer

Layer	Value	Date	Source
Reviewed (DCD) · verified record	approved Status basis: The cited BAAQMD Authority-to-Construct notice covers four additional backup generators serving the McLaren Data Center. That generator approval is not a finding that the project is complete or operating. Vantage appears only in generator-authorization context and is not treated as a commercial operator.	Latest source retrieval/capture date 2026-09-17	DataCenterData reviewed record `mclaren-data-center-santa-clara-ca`

Location

City: Santa Clara
County: Santa Clara County
State: CA
Metro (CBSA): San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 41940

Coordinates not published; precision is city-level.

Address as published by DataCenterData reviewed record mclaren-data-center-santa-clara-ca. No member source publishes a street address for this facility.

Facts

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No quote-bound fact with a hashed capture is recorded for this facility.

Other values by layer

Field	Value	Layer and basis	Date	Source
classification.power source	onsite_generation	Reviewed (DCD) · reviewed classification	Latest source retrieval/capture date 2026-09-24	DataCenterData reviewed record `mclaren-data-center-santa-clara-ca`

Sources for the reviewed record

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Governor's Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation (LCI) / State Clearinghouse CEQAnet · record mclaren-data-center-santa-clara-ca · published date not stated · retrieved 2026-09-17

Details still needed

33 fields in the shared profile are not established for this record. Each states why; missing information does not mean zero or absence.

Operator · not recorded for this field in the register
Street address · not recorded for this field in the register
Postal code · not recorded for this field in the register
Coordinates · not recorded for this field in the register
Map location precision · not recorded for this field in the register
Provider-reported status · not recorded for this field in the register
Operator-stated status · not recorded for this field in the register
Status in public records · not recorded for this field in the register
Critical IT capacity (MW) · not recorded for this field in the register
Utility capacity (MW) · not recorded for this field in the register
Requested utility capacity (MW) · not recorded for this field in the register
Reported total power (MW) · not recorded for this field in the register
Generation capacity (MW) · not recorded for this field in the register
Company-announced design capacity (MW) · not recorded for this field in the register
Provider-reported capacity (MW) · not recorded for this field in the register
Floor area (sq ft) · not recorded for this field in the register
Data hall or IT floor area (sq ft) · not recorded for this field in the register
Site area · not recorded for this field in the register
Cooling redundancy · not recorded for this field in the register
UPS redundancy · not recorded for this field in the register
Backup generator redundancy · not recorded for this field in the register
Tier design rating · not recorded for this field in the register
Cooling technology · not recorded for this field in the register
Opening year or expected opening year · not recorded for this field in the register
Network presence · not recorded for this field in the register
Service · not recorded for this field in the register
Certification or compliance claims · not recorded for this field in the register
Rack density · not recorded for this field in the register
Space or power availability · not recorded for this field in the register
Specifications and facility pages · not recorded for this field in the register
Business contact · not recorded for this field in the register
Public registration · not recorded for this field in the register
Fact supported by a source quotation · not recorded for this field in the register

Jurisdiction and policy actions

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16 state-level policy actions recorded for California jurisdiction match on state CA

Updates, corrections and review

Last checked 2026-09-17

How often we re-check

We plan to re-check this facility every 90 days because it has a reviewed record whose status may still change. Next check due 2026-12-16. The last-checked date is the newest evidence date among this facility's sources. Dates are measured against the newest input date, 2026-10-18, not the day this page was built.