Two startup executives addressed local concerns about AI data centers at a SPUR panel on June 24, 2026 in San Francisco, per CCPulse/Bay City News. Panelists included Chris Lander, vice president of XFRA at SPAN, and Aaron Tartakovsky, CEO and co-founder of EPIC Cleantec. The article cites research showing large data centers can use up to 5 million gallons of water per day and a projection that data centers could consume 130 gigawatts of power by 2030, roughly 12% of U.S. annual electricity demand. The piece also describes a recent protest of more than 300 residents over a planned data center on the former Delta View Golf Course site, and notes the developer's listed specifications: 347,740 square feet, 96 megawatts of power, cooled with recycled water, per the article.
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