Data Centers in San Jose, California
We are tracking 2 data centers in and around San Jose — facilities drawing power and water and locking in tax deals.
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Santa Clara Valley Water Commission Meeting — Water Use at Data Centers
Wednesday, October 28 — tomorrow · The full record → · Details at the source ↗
- Oct 20, 2026 On the agenda: San Jose City Council — Data Center (Oct 20)
- Sep 30, 2026 On the agenda: San Jose Joint Meeting for the Rules and Open Government Committee and Committee of the Whole — data center (Sep 30)
- Sep 9, 2026 On the agenda: San Jose Joint Meeting for the Rules and Open Government Committee and Committee of the Whole — data center (Sep 9)
- Aug 12, 2026 On the agenda: San Jose Joint Meeting for the Rules and Open Government Committee and Committee of the Whole — Data Center (Aug 12)
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No new reports near San Jose in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 27, 05:41 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
What’s coming to San Jose
These aren’t ordinary warehouses. Hyperscale data centers draw megawatts of power and millions of gallons of water, and lock in decades of tax abatements — deals whose effects reach far beyond San Jose — here’s where the power and water go. Counts cover facilities tracked closest to San Jose (within ~15 km), so nearby towns share the same grid and watershed. Know of one that’s missing? Help us map it.
The latest around San Jose
- Santa Clara Valley Water Commission Meeting — Water Use at Data Centers
- On the agenda: San Jose City Council — Data Center (Oct 20)
- San Jose Council Set to Hear Appeal of Data Center Exemption at 300 Holger Way
- San Jose’s draft data center development standards fall short
What you can do in San Jose
Ask who approved these projects, how much power and water they draw, and what they pay in taxes. File a public records request, raise it at a council meeting, and see the full playbook on Take Action. Fighting this locally? Join or start a chapter and we’ll amplify you.
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Data centers near San Jose
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Facility data: public records and filings. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).