Startup Execs Address Data Center Community Concerns

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.

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.