Amazon AWS Gilroy Data Center
Amazon Web Services · Gilroy, CA · United States
Facility record
- Lifecycle
- Under constructionSource-reported lifecycle
- Location precision
- approximate
- Address as listed
- 8050 Camino Arroyo
- Coordinates
- 36.997, -121.541
- Serving utility, source-reported
- Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E)
- Operational capacity, source-reported
- Not published
- Planned capacity, source-reported
- 98 MW
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-30
Source-reported capacity; not metered consumption. Review underlying documents and notes. Planned capacity may include future phases and is not added to operational capacity here. The source may use facility, grid-feed or IT capacity definitions; consult the linked documents.
Coordinate precision is a source label, not an independent parcel survey. A marker does not confirm utility territory or establish an effect on residential bills.
Reported lifecycle history
- Proposed
Permit application initially received by City of Gilroy; Amazon purchased 56-acre site for $31.3M in 2020
Underlying source - Permitted
Gilroy Community Development Director Sharon Goei approved Phase 1 (218,000 sq ft building, 49MW PG&E connection) on July 3, 2025; appeal filed July 21, 2025, withdrawn August 18, 2025
Underlying source - Under construction
Grading permit issued December 11, 2025; building permit issued March 19, 2026; City of Gilroy project listing shows status as Under Construction
Underlying source
Source notes
Status updated to under construction: grading permit issued December 11, 2025; building permit issued March 19, 2026; City of Gilroy lists project as Under Construction as of July 2026. Site at 8050 Camino Arroyo in east Gilroy along Hwy 101. Full build-out: 438,000 sq ft across 56 acres. Amazon cites a ~$2 billion investment for the Gilroy project (recorded as the investment figure); its broader Northern California investment of ~$5.1B and ~1,890 jobs since 2009 is regional and not attributable to this site. The 2020 land purchase was $31.3M. Operational job figures conflict and are unconfirmed: the FEIR says employment 'may grow to 50 full-time employees' (a ceiling), the permit application lists 25, and Amazon's promotional materials cite ~90 on-site; the construction workforce is not disclosed.
Phase 1: 49MW PG&E grid connection. Potential 50MW Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) on-site. Phase 2 adds a second 218,000 sq ft building with alternative backup power solutions. Total planned capacity ~98MW across both phases.
Sources and provenance
- Amazon Data Services Gains Approval for Data Center on 56 Acres in Gilroy, California · source retrieved 2026-07-06
- Gilroy Data Center (by Amazon Web Services) — Official City Project Page · source retrieved 2026-07-06
- Data Center Set for Construction in East Gilroy · source retrieved 2026-07-06
- Amazon data center investment: local jobs, education, sustainability · source retrieved 2026-07-07
- Guest View: What Amazon didn't tell you (Gilroy data center FEIR water figures) · source retrieved 2026-07-07
- Gilroy Data Center (by Amazon Web Services) — City of Gilroy project page · source retrieved 2026-09-14
Power Wars capture: 2026-11-02. Compute Atlas, CC BY 4.0. Entries are not independently verified by Power Wars unless stated.