Power plant · California, United States
SC 1 Data Center, Phase 2 Power Plant
SC 1 Data Center, Phase 2 Power Plant is an idle power plant in California, United States, with 99.6 MW of capacity, owned by Xeres Ventures LLC.
Grid connection
It is idle (standby or backup), holding a 100 MW grid connection at 69 kV to the grid of City of Santa Clara - (CA).
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | California | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Idle (standby or backup) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2011 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Xeres Ventures LLC | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Xeres Ventures LLC | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 99.6 MW | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Petroleum Liquids | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | City of Santa Clara - (CA) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 69 kV | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 37.3617, -121.9436 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its owner.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the owner.
Request researchHow it compares
SC 1 Data Center, Phase 2 is the 54th-largest of 63 power plants in California and the 951st-largest of 1,009 in the United States by capacity; its 99.6 MW is <0.1% of the 917,512 MW we hold for the United States. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 54th of 63 | 40,999 MW | 0.24% |
| United States | 951st of 1,009 | 917,512 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 2,628th of 15,800 | 1,923,633 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 72 data centers, 5 water rights (3 active), 4 AI supercomputers and 3 mines, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital Realty Silicon Valley SC1 | Data center | — | — | 0.0 km |
| Data center, Santa Clara (OSM way 1075445245) | Data center | — | — | 0.1 km |
| Microsoft | Data center | — | — | 0.3 km |
| Condor Galaxy 1 (CG-1) | AI supercomputer | 243 H100e | Operating | 1.9 km |
| Stevens Creek Quarry | Mine | — | Operating | 14 km |
| Sheridan Quarry | Mine | — | Operating | 23 km |
| Zayante Creek domestic right S028070 | Water right | 62,000 acre-ft/year | Active | 26 km |
| Arroyo Valle municipal and irrigation right A017003 | Water right | 60,000 acre-ft/year | Permitted | 33 km |
| Arroyo Valle municipal and irrigation right A017002 | Water right | 60,000 acre-ft/year | Permitted | 35 km |
Owner, operator, grid operator and place
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