data centers

Data Center Blurs Line Between Residential and Industrial

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The six-story data center on Memorex Drive creates an imposing sight for single-family homeowners who live on Main Street in Santa Clara.

Every time Alexandra walks out of her front door on Main Street in Santa Clara, she is jolted by the sight of one of the City’s newest data centers. The looming six-story building with more than 472,000 sq. ft. for data storage and 87,000 sq. ft. more for office space sits right on the edge … Read more

Santa Clarans Bear the Cost of the Bay Area’s Cloud Storage

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A recent study of SVP's rates found that residents are paying more than their fair share of the City's electricity, while data centers are paying less.

Santa Clara’s power problem continues to go unchecked as Silicon Valley Power (SVP) prepares to introduce another rate increase and warns that plans for new data centers in the City could consume the rest of the City’s power supply. At the Oct. 10 City Council meeting, SVP’s Chief Electric Utility Officer Manuel Pineda told the … Read more

SVP Rate Increase on Horizon, $81 Million Expenditure Approved

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Santa Clara's Council approved $81 million in spending, denied an Old Quad remodel, met with the Youth Commission and talked about a joint powers authority.

The Santa Clara City Council approved $81 million in spending for utilities, kicked a plan to remodel a home in the Old Quad neighborhood back to the homeowners, heard details about a plan for a joint powers authority for the cities in Santa Clara County, listened to public comment about a planned AT&T cell tower … Read more