Laurelwood Data Center (MECP1 Santa Clara 1, LLC), (Land Use Permit Number #PLN2019-13742
5 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2019089107
Lead Agency
California Energy Commission
Document Title
Laurelwood Data Center (MECP1 Santa Clara 1, LLC), (Land Use Permit Number #PLN2019-13742
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
1/13/2025
Document Description
On or about March 5, 2019, MECP1 Santa Clara 1, LLC submitted an application for a small powerplant exemption for the proposed Laurelwood Data Center Project in Santa Clara, California, to the California Energy Commission (CEC). The Applicant proposed to build fifty-five 3.0-megawatt (MW) emergency standby diesel generators (Backup Generators) and an emergency standby direct-drive fire pump (Fire Pump) (collectively, the “project”) as part of an uninterruptible power supply to the Laurelwood Data Center (Data Center) during interruptions of the electrical supply. The Applicant also proposed to construct a new substation for Silicon Valley Power (SVP).
LDC submitted an application to the CEC for the project pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 25541. Section 25541 allows the CEC to exempt thermal powerplants with a generating capacity of 50 to 100 MW from its exclusive permitting authority under the Warren-Alquist State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Act (Warren-Alquist Act). This exemption is referred to as a Small Power Plant Exemption (SPPE).
The CEC found that the project constitutes the thermal powerplant at issue and has a combined generating capacity of 99 MW. The CEC’s Mitigated Negative declaration demonstrates that the project will not have any potentially significant impact on air quality. The CEC’s Mitigated Negative declaration determined the project may have potentially significant impacts on biological resources and tribal cultural resources that will be mitigated to less than significant with the imposition of mitigation measure, which the CEC adopted.
Contact Information
Name
Lisa Worall
Agency Name
California Department of Energy
Job Title
Lead Project Manager,
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Sadegh Sadeghipour
Agency Name
Bay Area Air Quality Management District
Job Title
Air Quality Engineer,
Contact Types
Responsible Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Garrison Beall
Agency Name
EdgeCore Digital Infrastructure
Job Title
Commercial Director - Construction
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Location
Cities
Santa Clara
Counties
Santa Clara
Regions
Countywide, Northern California, San Francisco Bay Area
Other Information
2201 Laurelwood Road, Santa Clara, Santa Clara County, CA 95054. Nearest Cross Street: San Tomas
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
Bay Area Air Quality Management District
Approving Agency Role
Responsible Agency
Approved On
County Clerk
Santa Clara
Final Environmental Document Available at
https://efiling.energy.ca .gov/Lists/DocketLog.aspx?docketnumber=19-SPPE-01.
Determinations
(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment
No
(2a) An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(2b) A Mitigated or a Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
(2c) An other document type was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(3) Mitigated measures were made a condition of the approval of the project
Yes
(4) A mitigation reporting or monitoring plan was adopted for this project
Yes
(5) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project
No
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
Attachments
Notice of Determination
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