Skip to content
CARTIS

Vantage CA3 Santa Clara Data Center

Santa Clara, California, United StatesUnder construction
Evidence
Planned critical IT
64 MW
Updated
Oct 28, 2026
Utility
Silicon Valley Power

Vantage CA3 Santa Clara Data Center, also known as Vantage CA3 Santa Clara, is a data center project in Santa Clara, CA, US associated with Vantage Data Centers. Nearly eight-acre site; one planned four-story facility; more than 486,000 square feet; 64 MW critical IT load. Silicon Valley Power-served facility with onsite substation, closed-loop chilled-water cooling and carrier-neutral connectivity. 64 MW is the operator-published future facility or full-build design boundary.

Capacity

Reported capacity

Design

64 MW

Source

Reported capacity

Planned / design or future potential

64 MW

Source

Operating IT capacity: Not established in published records

A missing figure does not mean zero. Planned, utility and generation figures are not operating IT capacity.

Development

Development, permitting and phased deliveryUnder construction

64 MW is the operator-published future facility or full-build design boundary. It is not operating IT load.

Milestones (2)
CA3 backup generating facility exemption filed

Apr 5, 2021 · Recorded actual event

Completed · Status changed

Source not linked
CA3 environmental impact report completed

Mar 1, 2022 · Recorded actual event

Completed · Permit filed

Source not linked

Participants

Vantage Data Centers

Developer

Sources by role
Developer (1)
Other participants (1)
Silicon Valley Power

Utility provider

Sources by role
Utility provider (1)

Site & development

Location context

Actual

Vantage CA3 Santa Clara | Santa Clara | CA | US

Source

Location context

Actual

Vantage CA3 Santa Clara | Santa Clara | CA | US

Source

Building area

Design

468,000 square feet

Source

Additional project facts

Lifecycle status

Actual

Construction

Source

Capacity basis

Actual

Vantage Data Centers publishes 64 MW of critical IT capacity for this record boundary.

Source

Lifecycle status

Actual

Construction

Source

Capacity basis

Actual

64 MW is the operator published future facility or full build design boundary.

Source

Utility substation

Design

100 MVA

Source

Backup generators

Design

44 generators

Source

Infrastructure & permits

Technical details (3)
Electric grid

Planned or represented

Silicon Valley Power-served facility with onsite substation, closed-loop chilled-water cooling and carrier-neutral connectivity.

Cooling system

Planned or represented

Operator describes resilient cooling; Public sources do not establish water use or delivered capacity beyond the cited project specification.

Onsite generation

Energized

96 MW

Forty-four diesel generators are emergency-only backup and are not IT capacity.

Other · Issued

CA3 backup generating facility

California Energy Commission

Aug 1, 2022

Sources (1)

Public-source research. Plans may change. See Evidence for sources and qualifications.

Related projects (4)
Vantage CA1 Santa Clara Data Center Campus

Operating · Santa Clara, California, United States

Same locality: Santa Clara · Shared participant: Silicon Valley Power · Shared participant: Vantage Data Centers

Compare in a collection
Vantage CA2 Santa Clara Data Center Campus

Partially operational · Santa Clara, California, United States

Same locality: Santa Clara · Shared participant: Silicon Valley Power · Shared participant: Vantage Data Centers

Compare in a collection
CoreSite SV3 Santa Clara Data Center

Operating · Santa Clara, California, United States

Same locality: Santa Clara

Compare in a collection
CoreSite SV4 Santa Clara Data Center

Operating · Santa Clara, California, United States

Same locality: Santa Clara

Compare in a collection