Equinix SV3 Data Center — San Jose, CA · Ask the Grid

Power and grid

Capacity	Basis	Status	Scope	As of
4 MW	Utility Service	Reported	Exact Asset	—
Power access

Utility: Pacific Gas & Electric Company
Balancing authority: CAISO
ISO / RTO: CAISO
Redundancy: N+1 power redundancy, N+2 cooling redundancy
Power sources: Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) · grid

Facility and development

IT floor area (sq ft): 54,487
Gross floor area (sq ft): 103,000
Site area (acres): 6.7
Buildings: 1
Construction: SV3 is a single‑story, tilt‑up concrete slab on grade data center built before 2013, certified Energy Star in 2013 and 2015, and is currently operating.
Land transaction: Sold to Invesco Real Estate for $86.3 million
Facility class: Colocation
Availability tier: Tier 3
Cooling systems: close-coupled evaporative cooling · grey water reuse (irrigation/cooling) · evaporative cooling using reclaimed water
Cooling medium: recycled water (non-potable)
Water source: reclaimed water (non-potable)
Annual water use (gallons): 1,577,106,840
Fiber and connectivity: Carrier‑neutral facility with multiple carrier and fiber options, providing extensive interconnection capabilities.
Operating context: Colocation data center operated by Equinix, offering space, power, and connectivity to a wide range of customers.
Efficiency: PUE 1.06 · actual · Exact Asset
Emissions: Fuel cell deployment at Equinix SV3 is projected to avoid 660,000 tons of carbon emissions over the project lifetime
Environmental commitments: Future First sustainability strategy · Commitment to responsible water use via reclaimed/recycled water · Use of fuel cells for low-emissions power · Renewable energy procurement (96% renewable energy) · Green bonds issuance
Environmental impacts: Reduced potable water demand through reclaimed/recycled water reuse · Avoided 660,000 tons of carbon emissions via fuel cell deployment · Reduced water consumption by using evaporative cooling with reclaimed water
Land cost (USD): 86,300,000
Utility agreements: PG&E distribution/upgrades and service provisioning for San José data centers (city/utility coordination agreements to deliver power to large-load data centers); no SV3‑specific bilateral utility agreement located in reviewed sources
Power purchase agreements: Equinix corporate renewable PPAs (North America 2015 program, 225 MW) — covers Equinix California data centers broadly; no site‑specific PPA identified for SV3
Permits and dockets: City of San José — Data center and large energy-use projects review framework / Special Use Permit and environmental review processes apply to Equinix data centers in San José (relevant campus-level permits and EIR addenda exist for Equinix projects; no SV3-specific active project docket located in reviewed sources)
Transactions: June 2023 — Sobrato Organization sold 1735 Lundy Avenue (Equinix‑occupied SV3) to Invesco Real Estate for $86.3 million
Public hearings: City of San José scheduled community listening sessions on August 19 2026 to discuss data‑center standards (see San Jose Inside, Aug 3 2026).
Opposition or litigation: Local residents and community groups have called for a moratorium on new data‑center construction in San Jose (San Jose Spotlight, Aug 15 2026). · Opposition to data‑center development in the region has resulted in litigation (American Bar Association article, 2026).

Identity and campus: Equinix Silicon Valley
Also reported as SV3, Equinix Silicon Valley 3.
Grid record: Pacific Gas & Electric Company · CAISO
Regulatory record: City of San José — Data center and large energy-use projects review framework / Special Use Permit and environmental review processes apply to Equinix data centers in San José (relevant campus-level permits and EIR addenda exist for Equinix projects; no SV3-specific active project docket located in reviewed sources)
Equinix SV3 (1735 Lundy Avenue, San Jose, CA 95131) is an operating Equinix IBX colocation facility located in San José (Santa Clara County). The site sits within PG&E service territory (CAISO/PG&E) and is subject to the City of San José's data-center review and permitting process for large energy‑use projects (Special Use/Planned Development and environmental review). Recent local activity affecting the broader Equinix Silicon Valley campus includes city-level agreements with PG&E to deliver scalable distribution upgrades for data centers in San José and public discussion about new data-center development standards and potential moratoria. No record was found in the reviewed sources of site‑specific tax‑abatement awards or equipment-level incentives tied explicitly to 1735 Lundy Avenue.

Sobrato Organization sells Equinix‑leased data center in Silicon Valley to Invesco for $86 million — Invesco acquired the Equinix‑operated data center at 1735 Lundy Avenue, San Jose, which is the SV3 facility.

Invesco buys Equinix San Jose data center site from Sobrato for $86M — Invesco purchased the Equinix‑occupied data center at 1735 Lundy Avenue for $86.3 million.

Sobrato Organization Sells San Jose Data Center for $86M — The Sobrato Organization sold its 103,400‑sq‑ft data center at 1735 Lundy Avenue to Invesco for $86.25 million.

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