Public Safety and Livable Neighborhoods Committee Meeting
2:32:52 So many rivers are draining. through data centers And it's they shouldn't be called data We need water to live. centers. They should be called pollution centers.Play from 2:32:52
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2:32:52 So many rivers are draining. through data centers And it's they shouldn't be called data We need water to live. centers. They should be called pollution centers.Play from 2:32:52
1:10:00 Equivalent to 16 barrels of oil, a data center in lake tahoe has cut electricity to power near by data centers. Data center took up 43 gallons of water and residents were forced into a drought and they had to suffer the consequences.Play from 1:10:00
53:53 Power projects both related to data centers and to fix legacy systems, as you've seen here in California. And a new subcategory massive battery storage at critical facilities, including data centers, but also utilities and hospitals and other places.Play from 53:53
2:27:46 And data centers generate substantial heat. That must be continuously removed through cooling systems. We should be asking why would we voluntary add such large demands on our water and electrical systems when residents already care deeply about drought preparedness,…Play from 2:27:46
The County of Santa Clara, CA ·
1:00:00 Good morning, supervisors, Sharon Luna, a resident of Samaritini. I am asking supervisor Renes, along with the mayor of Gilroy and Morgan Hill, to jointly schedule a south county public forum on data centers, hopefully by September 10, 2026.Play from 1:00:00
2:05:59 And with water conservation on our minds, I want us to think of what we do in the future in terms of data centers. They are popping up whether we like it or not, in the county of los angeles and incorporated cities.Play from 2:05:59