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<\/a><\/p>\nCity Manager Jovan Grogan told the council that the city has not approved any new data centers since 2023.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Council Member Kevin Park iterated his stance that Silicon Valley Power\u2019s (SVP) expansion serves data centers more than residents. The only reason the city has paused construction of new data centers, he said, is because SVP doesn\u2019t have the electricity to service them.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re not stopping new applications because we\u2019re being kind about new data centers. We\u2019re doing it because we don\u2019t have the resources to support new data centers because we are already in deficit,\u201d he said. \u201cThis is like throwing bricks into the Grand Canyon.\u201d<\/p>\n
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SVP\u2019s rates have increased 56% since 2016.<\/p>\n Reena Brilliot, director of economic development and sustainability, said assuming rate increases are due to data centers is \u201cspurious.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cResidential rates can go up, but it is also possible, and true, that data centers aren\u2019t causing those rates to go up,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n Grogan noted that roughly 71% of data centers are used for purposes other than AI.<\/p>\n Many local data centers use recycled water to cool them. Data centers contribute $35.2 million a year to the city\u2019s general fund.<\/p>\n \u201cThe issues in Santa Clara are not analogous to many of the concerns that have been raised nationally and even in other Bay Area cities with regard to data centers,\u201d Grogan said.<\/p>\n Council Member Karen Hardy\u2019s requests to add two items, one proposing a moratorium on new data center construction and another proposing the elimination of non-disclosure agreements for data center projects, were pushed to a subsequent meeting.<\/p>\n Despite not being discussed, the item under consideration seemed to include Hardy\u2019s proposed moratorium.\u00a0<\/p>\n Hardy said the city has been approaching data centers in a \u201cloosey goosy\u201d kind of way.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cWe need to put the brakes on all of this until we have done the work,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n Vice Mayor Albert Gonzalez said he was uncomfortable with a moratorium on new data centers.<\/p>\n The council unanimously referred the item back to city employees, prioritizing the water use and air quality concerns.\u00a0<\/p>\n Grogan was reluctant to commit to a timeline for the item returning to the council.<\/p>\n The next regularly scheduled meeting is 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20 in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 1500 Warburton Ave. in Santa Clara.<\/p>\n Members of the public can participate in the city council meetings on Zoom at https:\/\/santaclaraca.zoom.us\/j\/99706759306<\/a>; Meeting ID: 997-0675-9306 or call 1 (669) 900-6833, via the City\u2019s eComment (available during the meeting) or by email to PublicComment@santaclaraca.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n Contact David Alexander at d.todd.alexander@gmail.com<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n Previous Santa Clara City Council Meetings:![\"Kevin](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1791440892_594_NewsBannerAd20261.png\"\/)
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