To the editor: Hyperscale information facilities’ huge power and water wants clearly have a local weather dimension that Gov. Gavin Newsom ought to be contemplating (“Newsom’s stance on controversial data centers about to be tested. Again,” June 21). At a time when the world must urgently transition to renewable power, including big new energy shoppers to the grid stands to cripple our local weather progress. Laws are definitely wanted to mitigate neighborhood impacts of the info facilities, however proposed necessities to merely disclose useful resource consumption don’t go far sufficient.
It appears solely affordable to require these large power shoppers to offer their very own energy, and it ought to be renewable power in order that they’re not exacerbating the local weather disaster.
Kent Strumpell, Los Angeles
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To the editor: Kudos to Monterey Park for banning information facilities by public vote.
Political science professor Dan Schnur says, “The tech neighborhood is a important a part of Newsom’s donor base, so he has to maintain fundraising in thoughts when he makes these choices.” In different phrases, cash talks and what the individuals need and wish are secondary. Is that this democracy?
Vicki Rupasinghe, Ojai
