Xilinx San Jose

Brownfield

San Jose, Santa Clara, California · Bloom Energy

Legacy capacity
1
MW

Xilinx San Jose is a natural gas plant in San Jose, Santa Clara, California, retired 2020-09-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 1 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 capacity1 MW
Retirement date2020-09-01
EIA plant ID#58299

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation1.8 mi
OperatorBloom Energy
Operator address2100 All Programmable Drive, San Jose, CA, 95124
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 Xilinx San Jose, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Xilinx San Jose
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
METCALF 1Substation-AdjacentCASanta Clara County500 kV1,000 MW5.7 yrs65.2
LOS ESTEROSSubstation-AdjacentCAAlameda County230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs64.1
S.L.A.C.Substation-AdjacentCASan Mateo County230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs62.0
NEWARKSubstation-AdjacentCAAlameda County230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs61.8
SARATOGASubstation-AdjacentCASanta Clara County230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs61.4
EASTSHORESubstation-AdjacentCAAlameda County230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs61.2
HICKSSubstation-AdjacentCASanta Clara County230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs61.2
COYOTESubstation-AdjacentCASanta Clara County230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs61.0

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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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