Equinix SV8 — Palo Alto Data Center

Equinix SV8 - Silicon Valley, Palo Alto is a data center operated by Equinix in Palo Alto, CA, US. The facility is currently operational.

Status
Operational
Market
Palo Alto
State
CA
Country
US

Source: PeeringDB · Verified against PeeringDB · Basis: cited (what this means)

Market intelligence

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Market context

Equinix SV8 - Silicon Valley, Palo Alto is one of 9 facilities DC Hub’s Sunnyvale brief counts on the CAISO grid. The closest tracked facility is Northwest Data Center and Communications Hub, about 3 km away, and the nearest mapped substation is within 1 km. Read the Sunnyvale market brief →

Location

Area Palo Alto, CA, US

Approximate area (about 1 km)

Market & grid context

Published DC Hub data for this location.

LocationPalo Alto, US
Nearest substationwithin 1 km

Fiber connectivity

Networks recorded as present at or immediately around Equinix SV8 - Silicon Valley, Palo Alto 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.

365 Data Centers (BroadbandONE)AARNetAdvanced Wireless Network Co. Ltd.(IIG)AlibabaAmazon.comApple Inc.Arelion (Twelve99)BSOBlinkMind, Inc.C3AeroCentauri CommunicationsCogent Communications, Inc.

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 42 operating generating units totalling 2,486 MW within about 50 km of Palo Alto, US. Generation mix shapes both carbon profile and interconnection options for a site at this location.

Oil/Gas2,099 MW · 10 units · 84%
Wind324 MW · 7 units · 13%
Utility-Scale Solar63 MW · 25 units · 3%

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.

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Data: DC Hub global infrastructure database · Raw JSON
Live grid, fiber & DCPI context for this facility — AI agents: query DC Hub MCP get_facility slug="equinix-equinix-sv8-silicon-valley-palo-alto-81cf5f4e" (endpoint https://dchub.cloud/mcp) for the full cited record. Connect: https://dchub.cloud/connect
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