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

Facility record

Lifecycle

ProposedSource-reported lifecycle

Location precision

approximate

Address as listed

5079 Disk Drive

Coordinates

37.4256515, -121.9639616

Serving utility, source-reported

Pacific Gas and Electric Company

Operational capacity, source-reported

Not published

Planned capacity, source-reported

250 MW

Source record updated

2026-09-21

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

1. 2026-03-06Proposed

   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.

   Underlying source
2. 2026-09-17Proposed

   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.

   Underlying source

Source notes

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 a data center on the strength of the regulatory filing; Google submitted its interconnection application 2025-03-03.

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).

Sources and provenance

• 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) · source retrieved 2026-09-21
• Is Google hiding a data center project in North San Jose? (2026-07) · source retrieved 2026-09-21
• City of San José — Data Center and other Large Energy-Use Projects (application list updated 2026-07-13; Wayback capture 2026-08-13) · source retrieved 2026-09-21
• Sept. 17 CPUC voting meeting results — Draft Resolution E-5455 (Google 250 MW San Jose) held to 2026-10-08 (2026-09-18) · source retrieved 2026-09-21

Power Wars capture: 2026-11-02. Compute Atlas, CC BY 4.0. Entries are not independently verified by Power Wars unless stated.