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Indio commission reviews data‑center risks and asks staff to prepare policy recommendations
Summary
City commissioners heard staff on the national data‑center boom, local impacts (energy, water, noise and decommissioning) and agreed to collect comments and share materials with planning and council for potential ordinance or guidance; no regulatory action was taken at the March 23 meeting.
Chair Lou opened discussion of data centers after staff presented background and local considerations. Sarah (staff) summarized national trends — "there's over 5,000 data centers" in the U.S. and rising energy use tied to AI demand — and outlined local issues including zoning gaps, high energy and water consumption, noise testing requirements, air‑quality risks from backup diesel generators and the need for decommissioning guarantees for long‑lived facilities.
Commissioner Getka and Vice Chair Jimenez pressed for precautionary steps.…
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