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Google 5079 to 5087 Disk Drive Compute Campus (North San José)

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ProposedContestedRecord updated September 21, 2026

Google 5079 to 5087 Disk Drive Compute Campus (North San José) is a proposed data center in San Jose, California (Santa Clara County), operated by Google LLC. The public record puts it at announced March 2026, 250 MW planned. It is the subject of active public debate, with hearings, petitions, or organized opposition on record.

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Facility record

Proposed

Operator
Google LLC
Facility type
Data center
Location
5079 Disk Drive, San Jose, Santa Clara County, CA, 95134
Coordinates
37.4257, -121.9640 (approximate)
Power capacity
250 MW planned
Land
Not established from a public source
Investment
Not established from a public source
Announced
March 2026
Utility
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Power source
Grid
Cooling
Evaporative
Water use
Not established from a public source
Jobs
Not established from a public source
Public subsidy
Not established from a public source
Community reception
Contested
Source confidence
Confirmed by multiple independent sources or official documentation

Timeline from the record

Newest first. Record entries come from the filings and reports the registry cites. Coverage entries are headlines from publisher feeds we monitor daily, linked to the outlet; last checked September 14, 2026.

  1. September 17, 2026
    Proposed
    PG&E's Advice Letter 7785-E (filed 2025-12-18) asks the CPUC to approve energizing 'a new 250 MW data center load' for Google at 5079 Disk Drive, with construction from January 2027 and in-service December 2028; the draft resolution was held again on 2026-09-17 and rescheduled for 2026-10-08. Source: California Regulatory Intelligence
  2. March 6, 2026
    Proposed
    Site Development Permit H26-005 submitted 2026-03-06: demolish a ~162,250 sq ft warehouse and build up to three 'research and development' facilities (~482,790 sq ft) with a switching station, substation and 250 MW of on-site electrical capacity; the city classifies it as a large energy-use project, not a data center. Source: City of San José Planning Division

Opposition and litigation at this site

Yes. Google 5079 to 5087 Disk Drive Compute Campus (North San José) in San Jose, Santa Clara County, California is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record, and no lawsuit has been filed so far. North San José advocates argue the R&D label avoids data center scrutiny (blueprints show a 250 MW substation, generator yards and cooling towers); Google says the site is internal chip-engineering compute lab space and 'not going to be a data center'.

A new status, a permit, a reception finding, or a lawsuit. Nothing else, ever.

How the community has taken it

Reception is a sourced signal, not an editorial judgment: contested means active public debate is on record, with hearings, petitions, or organized opposition, without litigation.

North San José advocates argue the R&D label avoids data center scrutiny (blueprints show a 250 MW substation, generator yards and cooling towers); Google says the site is internal chip-engineering compute lab space and 'not going to be a data center'.

Source: San José Spotlight

Power and water

230 kV transmission-level retail service via a new switching station on the Newark-NRS 230 kV line; CPUC draft resolution would require a refundable advance of $600,000/MW (up to $150M).

Notes on the record

Classification caveat: Google and the City of San José describe an internal R&D/compute-lab facility, while PG&E's CPUC filing describes it as a 250 MW data center load. Recorded as data_center on the strength of the regulatory filing; Google submitted its interconnection application 2025-03-03.

What the record does not establish, and the document that would

In every fight on our tracker the decisive fact came out of a public records request. These are the requests for this site.

  • Tax abatements or other public subsidy
  • Permanent jobs promised
  • Land area
Which document closes each gap
Tax abatements or other public subsidy
The abatement, PILOT, or development agreement approved by the county, city, or development authority, and the state's data center sales tax exemption certificate if one was issued.
Permanent jobs promised
The economic development application or incentive agreement, which usually states a job commitment and a clawback.
Land area
The rezoning application, the plat, or the deed recorded with the county.

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Other sites within 30 miles

Distances are between recorded coordinates, many of which are a city or county centroid, so treat them as approximate. Cumulative load on one utility and one aquifer is the question a planning commission rarely asks.

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Questions people ask about this site

Is there opposition to the Google 5079 to 5087 Disk Drive Compute Campus (North San José) in San Jose?

Yes. Google 5079 to 5087 Disk Drive Compute Campus (North San José) in San Jose, Santa Clara County, California is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record, and no lawsuit has been filed so far. North San José advocates argue the R&D label avoids data center scrutiny (blueprints show a 250 MW substation, generator yards and cooling towers); Google says the site is internal chip-engineering compute lab space and 'not going to be a data center'.

Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the Google 5079 to 5087 Disk Drive Compute Campus (North San José)?

No lawsuit over Google 5079 to 5087 Disk Drive Compute Campus (North San José) appears in the record we track as of September 21, 2026. Residents most often reach a lawyer over water supply, well drawdown, noise from cooling plant, property value, or a rezoning approved without the notice the ordinance required. If any of that is happening near this site, it is worth a review whether or not a case has been filed yet.

How much water does Google 5079 to 5087 Disk Drive Compute Campus (North San José) use?

No water withdrawal figure for Google 5079 to 5087 Disk Drive Compute Campus (North San José) is on record here. Cooling is recorded as evaporative, which is the strongest available clue: closed loop and air cooled plant draw far less than evaporative cooling. We leave the number blank rather than estimate one.

Who operates Google 5079 to 5087 Disk Drive Compute Campus (North San José), and how big is it?

Google LLC is the operator on record. We hold 54 sites for that company across the registry. Capacity on record is 250 MW.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Google 5079 to 5087 Disk Drive Compute Campus (North San José)," updated September 21, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/google-disk-drive-alviso-san-jose-ca.

Facility data from Compute Atlas (E. Kubiak), version 1.34.0 (September 21, 2026), licensed CC BY 4.0, record https://www.compute-atlas.com/facilities/google-disk-drive-alviso-san-jose-ca, retrieved October 1, 2026.

Corrections with a public source are welcome at the Compute Atlas record or through our contact page. The whole registry is available as CSV and JSON under CC BY 4.0.

Sources for this record

As compiled and cited by Compute Atlas, with our own reporting appended. Archived links are used where the original has moved.

  1. 1.CPUC Draft Resolution E-5455 (2026-07-16): PG&E exceptional-case agreement to energize a new 250 MW data center load for Google LLC at 5079 Disk Drive, San Jose (230 kV) · California Public Utilities Commission · retrieved September 21, 2026
  2. 2.Is Google hiding a data center project in North San Jose? (2026-07) · San José Spotlight · retrieved September 21, 2026
  3. 3.City of San José, Data Center and other Large Energy-Use Projects (application list updated 2026-07-13; Wayback capture 2026-08-13) · City of San José Planning Division · retrieved September 21, 2026
  4. 4.Sept. 17 CPUC voting meeting results, Draft Resolution E-5455 (Google 250 MW San Jose) held to 2026-10-08 (2026-09-18) · California Regulatory Intelligence · retrieved September 21, 2026

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