Santa Clara, in Santa Clara County, California, adopted a data-center zoning exclusion on March 6, 2024. Its status in this snapshot is enacted.
The record reads: "Santa Clara Planning Commission denied a 72MW data center permit at 2805 Bowers Ave (3-2 in favor; failed the required 4-vote majority, so the permit was denied). Chair noted the city has 50+ data centers consuming 60% of its energy and… (datacentertracker.org)."
Details
| Action | Class | Status | Date | MW threshold | Scope | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zoning exclusion | restriction | enacted | March 6, 2024 | not county-wide | datacentertracker.org |
Jurisdiction type: municipality. County: Santa Clara County. Dataset: datacentertracker. Snapshot August 15, 2026; documented actions, not a census.
Elsewhere in Santa Clara County
California context
California has 19 documented local actions across 17 jurisdictions in this snapshot. There is no statewide restriction, incentive rollback, or large-load tariff on record for California in this snapshot.
A town that says no to a data center gives up local tax revenue, not jobs: one large campus pays $2M to $90M a year depending on the tax regime, against roughly 50 permanent jobs. The parent piece prices it and lists the conditions that beat a ban.