SJ/SC WPCP

Brownfield

San Jose, Santa Clara, California · San Jose/Santa Clara Water P C

Legacy capacity
12
MW

SJ/SC WPCP is a natural gas plant in San Jose, Santa Clara, California, retired 2021-10-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 12 MW of generation, so the grid hookup, transmission rights, and often cooling-water access are already in place — collapsing the speed-to-power timeline versus a greenfield build.

Former use & capacity

Former usenatural gas plant
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity12 MW
Retirement date2021-10-01
EIA plant ID#56080

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.4 mi
OperatorSan Jose/Santa Clara Water P C
Operator address700 Los Esteros Road, San Jose, CA, 95134
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a natural gas plant of this scale leaves behind a high-capacity grid interconnection that a new load can re-use, frequently shaving years off the interconnection queue. Retired-plant sites also tend to be already zoned for heavy industrial use with established road, rail, and water infrastructure.

Nearby datacenter candidate sites

Scored candidate sites near SJ/SC WPCP, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near SJ/SC WPCP
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
METCALF 1Substation-AdjacentCASanta Clara County500 kV1,000 MW5.7 yrs65.2
TESLA Power ProjectBrownfieldCAAlameda County500 kV1,322 MW5.7 yrs64.5
LOS ESTEROSSubstation-AdjacentCAAlameda County230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs64.1
LAS POSITASSubstation-AdjacentCAAlameda County230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs62.8
CASTRO VALLEYSubstation-AdjacentCAAlameda County230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs62.4
VINEYARDSubstation-AdjacentCAAlameda County230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs62.2
S.L.A.C.Substation-AdjacentCASan Mateo County230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs62.0
NEWARKSubstation-AdjacentCAAlameda County230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs61.8

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Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

Brownfield attributes are derived from EIA retired-generator and EPA public data. Existing capacity reflects the retired plant's historical nameplate, not deliverable interconnection for a new load. Confirm reusable interconnection rights, remediation status, and site availability with the utility, ISO, and current owner.

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