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Silicon Valley Power plans rapid grid expansion as data-center demand pushes load toward 1,300 MW
Summary
Acting SVP director Nico Prokos told customers that Silicon Valley Power is planning to expand capacity toward a 1,300-megawatt planning target to accommodate heavy industrial load growth—largely driven by data centers—and urged customer participation at an upcoming May 20 joint council/planning-board meeting on data-center policy.
Silicon Valley Power (SVP) said Tuesday that it is planning a rapid expansion of its electric system to accommodate sharp load growth driven largely by data-center development. Acting Chief Electric Utility Officer Nico Prokos told attendees at SVP’s State of the Utility 2025 that the utility is planning for a 1,300-megawatt system operating target and expects much of that growth to arrive by about 2028.
Prokos said the city is already seeing data centers “show up and a lot more energy use,” and asked customers and stakeholders to participate in an upcoming joint City Council and Planning Board meeting scheduled for May 20 to discuss data-center policy. “We currently have…approximately 55 data centers,” Prokos said, adding that the utility is building toward a 1,300-megawatt planning assumption and will evaluate operational experience after…
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