Former IBM Almaden Research Center Data Center Campus (650 Harry Road)
Blackstart Digital · San Jose, CA · United States
Facility record
- Lifecycle
- ProposedSource-reported lifecycle
- Location precision
- approximate
- Address as listed
- 650 Harry Road
- Coordinates
- 37.2113478, -121.8083246
- Serving utility, source-reported
- Not established
- Operational capacity, source-reported
- Not published
- Planned capacity, source-reported
- Not published
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-19
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
Blackstart Digital agreed to acquire the former IBM Almaden Research Center; close expected by end of 2026; environmental review requested for renovations
Underlying source
Source notes
The 35-acre developed area holds seven buildings of more than 500,000 sq ft. It sits within a 687-acre property, and the roughly 565 acres of open space would stay undeveloped. The site already has some data center capacity and is served by a 25 MW substation that Blackstart plans to expand. San José rezoned the campus to an industrial park district in August 2026. The deal is pending and expected to close by end of 2026; both articles relay Mercury News reporting.
Sources and provenance
- Data center firm set to acquire former IBM research campus in Silicon Valley · source retrieved 2026-10-19
- Former IBM research campus in Silicon Valley set to be acquired by data center firm · source retrieved 2026-10-19
Power Wars capture: 2026-11-02. Compute Atlas, CC BY 4.0. Entries are not independently verified by Power Wars unless stated.