Northwest Data Center and Communications Hub
319 Oak Road · Stanford, Santa Clara County, CA
Source: OpenStreetMap
Northwest Data Center and Communications Hub is a mapped data center in Santa Clara County, CA. DataCentersExposed has documented a 10,145 sq ft footprint at this site.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 14, 2026
Most sites are mapped — located but awaiting a second source. How we verify
Dot size = disclosed capacity (MW). Smallest = undisclosed, not small.
Overview
source: linkdata center
The grid behind this site, right now
source: CAISO · gridstatus- Solar62.2%
- Imports12.0%
- Wind7.6%
- Nuclear6.5%
- Natural Gas4.3%
- Hydro4.0%
- Geothermal2.2%
- Biomass1.2%
Real-time generation mix for the CAISO grid this site draws from, as of Jun 16, 2026, 4:35 PM. ISO-wide, not this facility's own metering. Source: gridstatus.
In the news
source: Google News- China Plans $300 Billion Data Center Blitz To Challenge U.S. Dominance In AI Raceforeignpolicyjournal.com· Jun 13, 2026
- Stanford Researchers Crack the Code on AI Energy Consumption, Sending Utility Stocks TumblingNews Anyway· May 18, 2026
- From the Farm to the Fed: Kevin WarshThe Stanford Review· May 18, 2026
- GridCare raises $64M to speed up AI data center projectsSiliconANGLE· May 15, 2026
- 3rd District candidates; PECO signs data center agreements; South Philly transformer explosion | Morning RoundupBilly Penn at WHYY· May 14, 2026
- Popular Stanford AI lecturer says Americans are not happy about data centers: 'These are human beings'Business Insider· May 8, 2026
Tax breaks & subsidies
source: Good Jobs First / GASB 77No per-deal tax break is linked to this site yet. No state discloses the recipient of a data-center abatement at the facility level, so per-site deals are rare in the public record. If you have a development agreement or board resolution for this site, send it to us.
Water use
- Reported withdrawal29.6K gpd2019 · surface · matched by location (1,451 m, low confidence) · source
- Reported withdrawal8K gpd2013 · surface · matched by location (1,451 m, low confidence) · source
- Reported withdrawal42.3K gpd2012 · surface · matched by location (1,451 m, low confidence) · source
- Reported withdrawal43.5K gpd2011 · surface · matched by location (1,451 m, low confidence) · source
Location-matched records come from state withdrawal reporting, which redacts owner names in the public release. A nearby withdrawal point is circumstantial evidence — the distance and confidence shown are part of the claim.
EPA permits & violations
source: EPA ECHONo reported violations as of last sync.
Air quality near this site
source: AirNowAir Quality Index from the nearest AirNow reporting area (Redwood City), as of 2026-06-10. Regional context — not this facility's own emissions.
Who lives nearby
source: Census ACS 2023Demographics of the census tract this facility sits in (American Community Survey 5-year estimates). Environmental-justice context for who bears the local impacts.
Nearest school
source: HIFLD / NCESThe nearest public school, Packard Children's Hospital/Stanford in Palo Alto, is 0.4 mi from this site (10 students). 3 public schools sit within a mile of the site.
Schools are sensitive receptors for the noise, backup-generator exhaust, and traffic a large data center brings. Straight-line distance to the nearest public school (HIFLD/NCES, US public schools only).
Hearings timeline
No public-hearing records linked to this site yet. We surface planning-commission and board-of-supervisors dates when a record names a facility. If you know of a hearing on this site, tell us.