LS Power hub<\/a>, coupled with other efforts, will help deliver an additional 1,000 megawatts of transmission capacity to San Jose and the surrounding area as part of a $2 billion South Bay project, according to LS Power CEO Paul Segal.<\/p>\nLS Power\u2019s projects in the South Bay will create enough transmission capacity for 1 million homes, Segal told this news organization.<\/p>\n
\u201cSan Jose needs to be the capital of power as much as it is the capital of Silicon Valley,\u201d Leah Toeniskoetter, CEO of the San Jose Chamber of Commerce, said in an interview with this news organization.<\/p>\n
LS Power said it has pursued multiple projects in San Jose because of positive economic prospects largely propelled by the region\u2019s tech industry.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Bay Area is one of the most economically dynamic regions in the world, home to more than 7 million people,\u201d Segal said. \u201cIt\u2019s a hub for technology, advanced manufacturing and biomedical research. It\u2019s a region where demand for reliable and affordable electricity is accelerating.\u201d<\/p>\n
The new terminal is slated to be energized in 2028 once the project is completed, according to officials with LS Power, an electricity and infrastructure company that has launched multiple projects to bolster power capacity in the South Bay.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe project represents a transformative investment in San Jose\u2019s future,\u201d said San Jose City Councilmember Michael Mulcahy, whose district includes the site on Ryland Street. \u201cAs our city continues to grow, so does the demand on our electric grid.\u201d<\/p>\n
LS Power is undertaking two major projects to bring new power connections into San Jose totaling a combined 1,000 megawatts.<\/p>\n
One involves a 500-megawatt transmission line and related facilities between the Metcalf substation in South San Jose and PG&E\u2019s San Jose Station B.<\/p>\n
The other involves the development of a 500-megawatt electricity transmission link and other facilities between PG&E\u2019s existing Newark Substation in Fremont and the Northern Receiving Station in Santa Clara.<\/p>\n
Executives with LS Power said upgrades won\u2019t just be for the tech industry.<\/p>\n
\u201cEvery electricity customer in the region will benefit from these upgrades, whether that is is a family in a new home, a small business, electric vehicle charging networks, buildings that are undergoing electrification, or just a major-load customer like a manufacturing facility or a research facility,\u201d Segal said.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s uncertain how many homes, businesses, research labs, office buildings, data centers, shopping malls, schools, government buildings, hotels, or apartment buildings would be served by the transmission upgrades.<\/p>\n
The LS Power efforts in San Jose and nearby suggest the region remains in an advantageous position moving forward, according to Bob Staedler, principal executive with Silicon Valley Synergy, a land-use consultancy.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is another sign that San Jose and Silicon Valley are in growth and expansion mode, not in contraction,\u201d Staedler said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SAN JOSE \u2014 A major new power hub rising downtown could help San Jose meet surging electricity demand…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":325366,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[12994,184,387,7,1335,4978,383,181,100,14293,3604,388,88,90,89,198,200,1970],"class_list":["post-325365","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-jose","tag-alviso","tag-bay-area","tag-business","tag-california","tag-development","tag-downtown-san-jose","tag-economy","tag-latest-headlines","tag-news","tag-north-san-jose","tag-pge","tag-real-estate","tag-san-jose","tag-san-jose-headlines","tag-san-jose-news","tag-santa-clara-county","tag-south-bay","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/325365","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=325365"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/325365\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/325366"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=325365"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=325365"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=325365"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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Development site of an LS Power electricity hub at 200 Ryland Street in downtown San Jose in the foreground, with PG&E Station B in the background, as seen on May 20, 2026.\u00a0(George Avalos\/Bay Area News Group)![\"PG&E](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1779321728_975_SJM-L-SJLSPOWER-13.jpg\")
PG&E Station B at 260 Coleman Ave. in downtown San Jose, a power hub that is next to the under-construction LS Power terminal that will help to greatly expand electricity capacity in the San Jose area.\u00a0(Shae Hammond\/Bay Area News Group)![\"Business](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1779321729_134_SJM-L-SJLSPOWER-01.jpg\")
Business executives and local and state government officials break ground on the LS Power Skyline electricity terminal at 200 Ryland Street in downtown San Jose, one of two company projects that will create enough electricity capacity for 1 million homes in San Jose and nearby.\u00a0(George Avalos\/Bay Area News Group)<\/p>\n