Santa Clara data centers hit max energy capacity
Santa Clara leaders are raising concerns about how the city’s dozens of data centers affect residents and the environment. Santa Clara has more standalone data centers than any other California city — 55 in operation and three in the pipeline, according to the city. Demand is growing as more people use the internet and digitally demanding technology advances, such as artificial intelligence. With data centers providing the city with millions in revenue, officials are questioning impacts to water and the electrical grid. … (Planning Commissioner Priya) Cherukuru, who is the executive director of space planning for Stanford Health Care, said Santa Clara needs to conduct a deeper study on the strain data centers put on city resources, such as electricity and water. Data centers use water to cool their densely packed servers. Ahmed Aly, the city’s principal engineer for water and sewer utilities, said more data centers are starting to use water efficient cooling systems, and 31 data centers in the city use recycled water.
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