Hurricane Electric Fremont 2
48233 Warm Springs Boulevard · Fremont, Alameda County, CA
Source: OpenStreetMap
Hurricane Electric Fremont 2 is an operating data center in Alameda County, CA. DataCentersExposed has documented a 181,268 sq ft footprint at this site.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 14, 2026
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Overview
source: linkHurricane Electric Fremont 2 is an operating data center in Fremont, Alameda County, California, run by Hurricane Electric. Its reported footprint is 181,268 square feet. The site draws power from Pacific Gas & Electric Co. inside the CISO balancing authority.
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: GDELT- Commentary: A surge in Nevada data center construction threatens the electricity supply for 49,000 Californians - Los Angeles TimesLos Angeles Times· May 19, 2026
- Startups are installing tiny data centers in people’s homes to reduce strain on the beleaguered electrical grid - FortuneFortune· May 15, 2026
- 49,000 Lake Tahoe residents could be left powerless as AI data centers inhale electricity supply — power company looking to redirect power to 12 data centers, high demand plus a regulatory limbo equals a dim situation - Tom's HardwareTom's Hardware· May 14, 2026
- Data center, electricity rate bills pass California Assembly committee - E&E News by POLITICOE&E News by POLITICO· Apr 9, 2026
- Opinion | California’s data centers should models of affordable, clean electricity - CalMattersCalMatters· Mar 11, 2026
- California will examine whether data centers are increasing electric bills - CalMattersCalMatters· Dec 29, 2025
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
No public record of this facility's water use. We check state withdrawal reporting for self-supplied sites; municipally supplied sites only become visible through a public-records request to the local water utility — a per-facility request tool is coming. If you have a utility document for this site, send it to us.
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 (Fremont), 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, Warm Springs Elementary in Fremont, is 0.8 mi from this site (655 students).
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.