--- description: "VPLS Evocative SJC3: operational data center in Santa Clara, California, operated by VPLS, on the CAISO grid. Specs, nearby power and peer sites on DC Hub." title: VPLS Evocative SJC3 — Santa Clara Data Center image: https://dchub.cloud/og-brand-v2.png --- [Home](https://dchub.cloud/) · [Facilities](https://dchub.cloud/facilities) · [United States](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/in/us) · [California](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/in/us/california "Data centers in California") · [Santa Clara](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/santa-clara) · Evocative SJC3 # VPLS Evocative SJC3 — Santa Clara Data Center - Operator VPLS - Status Operational [Santa Clara, CA, US](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/santa-clara) **Evocative SJC3** is a data center operated by VPLS in Santa Clara, CA, US. The facility is currently operational. Status Operational [Market Silicon Valley](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/santa-clara) City Santa Clara State CA [Country US](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/in/us) Source: PeeringDB · Verified Nov 11, 2026 against PeeringDB · Basis: cited ([what this means](https://dchub.cloud/data-sources)) ## Market intelligence [CAUTION](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/santa-clara "Full DCPI breakdown") Santa Clara [ISOCAISO](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/santa-clara)[DCPI composite44.2](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/santa-clara)[Excess-powerLocked](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/santa-clara)[ConstraintLocked](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/santa-clara)[Time-to-powerLocked](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/santa-clara) [Power outlook →](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/santa-clara "Power outlook for Santa Clara") [Santa Clara market page →](https://dchub.cloud/markets/santa-clara) ## Market context VPLS Evocative SJC3 is one of 100 facilities DC Hub’s Santa Clara brief counts on the CAISO grid. The closest tracked facility is Colovore, under 1 km away, and the nearest mapped substation is within 1 km. [Read the Santa Clara market brief →](https://dchub.cloud/markets/santa-clara) ## Location Area Santa Clara, CA, US [Open the approximate area in OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=14/37.38/-121.95) Approximate area (about 1 km) [Sign in free to see the exact location — 10 sites a month](https://dchub.cloud/signup?next=/facilities/vpls-evocative-sjc3-0aa3920b) ## Market & grid context Published DC Hub data for this location. LocationSanta Clara, US Nearest substationwithin 1 km ## Fiber connectivity Networks recorded as present at or immediately around Evocative SJC3 in public peering records. Treat this as a map of who is *there*, not as a list of contracted cross-connects — availability, diversity and pricing are the operator’s to confirm. 8x8, Inc.AARKIApplied OperationsBCT ConsultingC3AeroCaribbean Telecom S.ACentauri CommunicationsCisco UmbrellaCogent Communications, Inc.DDPS JapanDDPS Networks (Global)DREAM POWER TECHNOLOGY LIMITED Further networks are recorded at this location beyond those listed here. Source: PeeringDB carrier-to-facility records, matched to this site by location. A network listed here may sit in a neighbouring hall or an adjacent building at the same address, so presence is reported for the location rather than for a single suite. ## Power generation nearby DC Hub tracks 50 operating generating units totalling 2,961 MW within about 50 km of Santa Clara, US. Generation mix shapes both carbon profile and interconnection options for a site at this location. Oil/Gas2,565 MW · 12 units · 87% Wind326 MW · 8 units · 11% Utility-Scale Solar70 MW · 30 units · 2% Source: Global Energy Monitor unit inventory, operating units only. Counts are units, not plants. ## Other data centers nearby Nearest first, by distance from this site. - [Colovore](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/colovore-colovore-4c5851e2) · Unknown · under 1 km - [Digital Realty Silicon Valley SJC10](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/digital-realty-digital-realty-silicon-valley-sjc10-7caaa8b0) · Digital Realty · 10–50 MW · under 1 km - [Digital Realty SJC (1100 Space Park)](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/digital-realty-digital-realty-sjc-1100-space-park-cac87b0a) · Digital Realty · under 1 km - [Equinix Santa Clara SV2](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/equinix-equinix-sv2-silicon-valley-santa-clara-797d0999) · Equinix · under 1 km - [Layer42 Santa Clara](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/layer42-layer42-santa-clara-f21fe737) · Layer42 · under 10 MW · under 1 km - [Lumen](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/lumen-technologies-lumen-9c6dbf9c) · Lumen Technologies · under 10 MW · under 1 km [Unlock power scores for this site →](https://dchub.cloud/pricing) [Free MCP key (AI agents)](https://dchub.cloud/ai) [Used by Claude & Cursor](https://dchub.cloud/cited-by) **Question this page answers:** What is the operator, status and power context of VPLS Evocative SJC3 in Santa Clara, CA, US? **Answer it live over MCP:** `execute_plan(intent="VPLS Evocative SJC3 data center in Santa Clara, CA, US: operator, status and grid power context")` **Cite as:** DC Hub (dchub.cloud), as of [the as_of date on the result]. Data: DC Hub global infrastructure database · [Raw JSON](https://dchub.cloud/api/v1/facilities/vpls-evocative-sjc3-0aa3920b) Live grid, fiber & DCPI context for this facility — AI agents: query DC Hub MCP `get_facility slug="vpls-evocative-sjc3-0aa3920b"` (endpoint https://dchub.cloud/mcp) for the full cited record. Connect: [https://dchub.cloud/connect](https://dchub.cloud/connect) Schema, units and the population behind every count: [https://dchub.cloud/bind](https://dchub.cloud/bind) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Place", "@id": "https://dchub.cloud/facilities/vpls-evocative-sjc3-0aa3920b#place", "url": "https://dchub.cloud/facilities/vpls-evocative-sjc3-0aa3920b", "name": "VPLS Evocative SJC3", "description": "Data center facility operated by VPLS in Santa Clara, CA, US. 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