{"slug": "startup-execs-address-data-center-community-concerns", "title": "Startup Execs Address Data Center Community Concerns", "summary": "Two startup executives addressed local concerns about AI data centers at a SPUR panel in San Francisco, citing research that large data centers can use up to 5 million gallons of water per day and could consume 130 gigawatts of power by 2030. The discussion followed a protest of over 300 residents against a planned data center on the former Delta View Golf Course site.", "body_md": "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.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/startup-execs-address-data-center-community-concerns", "canonical_source": "https://letsdatascience.com/news/startup-execs-address-data-center-community-concerns-12cc22c4", "published_at": "2026-06-25 19:42:39+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-25 21:19:02.104676+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-infrastructure", "ai-ethics", "ai-policy"], "entities": ["Chris Lander", "SPAN", "Aaron Tartakovsky", "EPIC Cleantec", "SPUR", "Delta View Golf Course"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/startup-execs-address-data-center-community-concerns", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/startup-execs-address-data-center-community-concerns.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/startup-execs-address-data-center-community-concerns.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/startup-execs-address-data-center-community-concerns.jsonld"}}