Gilroy Data Center
Summary
SCH Number
2022110127
Lead Agency
City of Gilroy
Document Title
Gilroy Data Center
Document Type
NOP - Notice of Preparation of a Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
The project site (APN 841-69-039) is approximately 56 acres of undeveloped, open, flat land that has been designated for industrial uses by the General Plan and Zoning Ordinance for over 25 years. There is very little vegetation present at the project site, which includes sparse patches of grass, five trees, and some shrubs in the northeast corner. There is currently no paved point of access to the project site.
Document Description
Amazon Data Services (the applicant) proposes to build a data center (the project) at an undeveloped parcel located at the southeast end of Arroyo Circle in the City of Gilroy (the City). The project would support two data center buildings with a maximum electrical demand of 49 MW each and one security building totaling approximately 438,500 square feet. The project would also include the installation of two Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) to store energy in case of a power failure, a new electrical substation, and 27 backup generators, which include 25 Tier-2 emergency diesel-fired generators capable of supporting the maximum demand of 49 MW required for full operation of the Phase I servers, a 600 kW emergency generator for safety systems in the Phase I building and a 175kW backup generator for the
security building. Backup generators will be equipped with a diesel particulate filter (DPF) verified by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) under Executive Order DE-07-001-08 to reduce emissions of diesel particulate matter by 85 percent or more.
Phase II would utilize an emerging technology to provide backup energy in the event of a power failure. This emerging technology would be capable of supporting the maximum demand of 49 MW required for full operation of Phase II; while it is unlikely the emerging technology would emerge during the timeframe assumed for the purposes of CEQA analysis, analysts assumed an accelerated schedule in
which Phase II would be constructed as soon as Phase I is finished to present a conservative analysis scenario regarding air quality and greenhouse gas emissions.
Improvements to the property would include ancillary utility infrastructure for connection to existing stormwater, potable and recycled water pipelines, general site grading for stormwater drainage, and landscaping. The entire project site would be
secured with an 8-foot high security fence constructed of tubular steel. Offsite utility improvements would include construction of a new recycled water pipeline to connect to the City of Gilroy’s Recycled Water System (in coordination with the Santa Clara Valley Water District and in accordance with South County Regional Wastewater Authority’s South County Recycled Water Master Plan Project), and PG&E’s installation of approximately 1,000 linear feet of new offsite overhead power lines to connect the new substation to the existing electrical distribution grid.
Contact Information
Name
Gloria Sciara
Agency Name
City of Gilroy Planning
Job Title
Senior Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Address
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Gilroy
Counties
Santa Clara
Regions
San Francisco Bay Area
Cross Streets
Camino Arroyo and Leavesley
Zip
95020
Total Acres
56
Parcel #
841 69 039
State Highways
Within 1 mile of Highway 101
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 Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Energy Commission, California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region 2 (RWQCB), Department of Toxic Substances Control, Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Divison of Financial Assistance, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Transportation, District 4 (DOT)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Transportation, District 4 (DOT)
Development Types
Industrial (Sq. Ft. 438500, Acres 56, Employees 62)
Local Actions
Site Plan
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Energy, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hydrology/Water Quality, Noise, Transportation, Utilities/Service Systems
Attachments
Draft Environmental Document [Draft IS, NOI_NOA_Public notices, OPR Summary Form, Appx,]
Notice of Completion [NOC] Transmittal form
State Comment Letters [Comments from state reviewing agencies]
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