Equinix SV5 Data Center — San Jose, CA · Ask the Grid

Power and grid

Capacity	Basis	Status	Scope	As of
21 MW	Utility Service	Operating	Exact Asset	—
Utility service capacity
15 MW	Energized Power	Operating	Exact Asset	—
Total power available
21 MW	Backup Generation	Operating	Exact Asset	—
Backup generation capacity

Utility: Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E)
Balancing authority: CAISO
ISO / RTO: CAISO
Redundancy: N+1
Backup generation: Seven 3 MW diesel generators (standby)
Power sources: Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) utility power at 21 kV · Seven 3 MW diesel generators (standby)
Dockets: 20-SPPE-01

Facility and development

IT floor area (sq ft): 93,495
Gross floor area (sq ft): 170,000
Site area (acres): 11.15
Buildings: 1
Construction: Equinix SV5 is a carrier‑neutral data center at 9 Great Oaks Boulevard, San Jose, CA. The facility was announced by Equinix (publicly noted in a July 2024 article) and built as a single‑story, two‑story steel‑framed building. Construction was completed and the data center entered operation prior to 2026, with a total power capacity of 15–25 MW and a gross floor area of roughly 170,000 sq ft (including support space). The site occupies approximately 11.15 acres and was acquired in October 2025 (45.8 acres) as part of the Great Oaks South Campus.
Land transaction: Equinix acquired a 45.8‑acre site in San Jose from an affiliate of LBA Realty in October 2025 for $200 million.
Facility class: Colocation · Telecom Edge
Workloads: colocation · interconnection
Cooling systems: Close‑coupled evaporative cooling · Air‑side economizers · Refrigerant‑based cooling · Indirect evaporative cooling (IDEC)
Cooling medium: recycled water
Water source: recycled (reclaimed) water
Fiber and connectivity: Carrier‑neutral interconnection hub with campus cross‑connectivity to other Great Oaks facilities (SV1 / SV10); marketed interconnection options available (campus cross‑connects, Equinix Fabric / exchanges at the campus).
Operating context: Equinix-operated, carrier‑neutral colocation IBX building at 9 Great Oaks Boulevard offering colocation and interconnection services; documented N+1 power redundancy and N+2 cooling redundancy; part of the Equinix Great Oaks campus with campus cross‑connectivity to adjacent Equinix Silicon Valley IBXs.
Efficiency: PUE 1.06 · actual · Exact Asset · 2023
Emissions: Installation of fuel cells will avoid 660,000 tons of carbon emissions and save 87 billion gallons of water.
Environmental commitments: LEED Silver certification · Use of reclaimed water (non‑potable) for cooling · Carbon emissions reduction via fuel cells · Water stewardship and transparency through CDP water security initiative
Environmental impacts: Reduced demand for potable water · Avoided 660,000 tons of carbon emissions · Saved 87 billion gallons of water through fuel‑cell deployment
Power purchase agreements: Power purchase agreement with SunEdison for 105 MW of solar power (California data centers, including SV5). · Power purchase agreements with NextEra Energy Resources (wind) and Invenergy (wind) covering all Equinix North American data centers.
Permits and dockets: Special Use Permit for data centers in San Jose (including SV5). · Planned Development Permit for construction of data center buildings on the Great Oaks site.
Community benefits: Sustainability initiatives including renewable energy, on-site Bloom fuel cells, and high-efficiency cooling

Identity and campus: Equinix Great Oaks South Campus
Also reported as SV5.
Grid record: Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) · CAISO
20-SPPE-01
Regulatory record: Special Use Permit for data centers in San Jose (including SV5). · Planned Development Permit for construction of data center buildings on the Great Oaks site.
Data centers in San Jose, including Equinix SV5, are subject to a Special Use Permit as part of the city's planning process.

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