Walsh Data Center
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2020029062
Lead Agency
California Energy Commission
Document Title
Walsh Data Center
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Heavy Industrial
Document Description
The applicant proposes to construct and operate the Walsh Data Center (WDC) project at 651 Walsh Avenue in Santa Clara, California. The project proposes to demolish the existing improvements on the site and construct the WDC building, the associated Walsh Backup Generating Facility (WBGF) generator equipment yard, and an electrical substation. The associated WBGF would consist of 33 diesel fired generators that would be used exclusively to provide backup generation to support the Critical Information Technology (IT) load of the server bays, mechanical cooling loads, and house power backup of the WDC. The maximum electrical load of the WDC would be up to 80 MW.
See NOC for Full Details.
Contact Information
Name
Leonidas Payne
Agency Name
California Energy Commission
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Agency Name
California Energy Commission
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Location
Cities
Santa Clara
Counties
Santa Clara
Cross Streets
Walsh Avenue and Lafayette St.
Zip
95050
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, North Central Region 2 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, California Department of Transportation, District 4 (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Energy Commission, California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), Department of Toxic Substances Control, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality
Development Types
Other (Data Center)
Local Actions
Data Center
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Geology/Soils, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Septic System, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation, Vegetation, Wildfire, Energy, Wildfire
Attachments
Environmental Document
NOC
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