Agencies Take Action After Outcry Against Data Center Construction

Agencies take action after outcry against data center construction

One recent controversial datacenter proposal is the RB Inyokern Data Center in Inyokern, Kern County. Courtesy photo A pair of local agencies – the Tulare County Board of Supervisors and the Hanford City Council – hit the brakes on data center construction in their jurisdictions this week. Their actions come on the heels of widespread opposition to a plan to place the centers on county fairgrounds around the state, including in Kings and Tulare …

Tulare County hits pause on AI data centers

Concerns over how much groundwater artificial intelligence data centers could extract prompted the Tulare County Board of Supervisors to adopt an ordinance Tuesday that bans consideration of any new data center development for 45 days.  The ban could be extended up to a year. “We all sit on (groundwater sustainability agency) boards, and we know the issues going on and the impact they have on our farming,” Supervisor Larry Micari said.  He refer…