Please Ban Data Centers in LA County
Timestamp Email Address Name Community/City Zip Street Address Cell phone Comment 7/23/2026 13:14 [email protected] Aaron Reveles East Los Angeles 90022 706 Bradshawe Ave 6266175621 Prevent the building of data centers, it will harm working class people across all of LA County
7/23/2026 13:19 [email protected] Elizabeth Hernandez 1104 E Imperial Ave B 90245 1104 E Imperial 3059057259 We need new housing, we need affordable electricity, and data centers are counter to both goals. It's just common sense. The people do not want data centers. Only greedy companies with no care for environmental consequences do.. 7/23/2026 13:24 [email protected] Britney Baker Los Angeles 90016 5322 Westhaven St 6187413726 No Data Centers in LA County!! 7/23/2026 13:28 [email protected] PHILIP Iglauer Los Angeles 90041 5247 Windermere Avenue NA Please do the right thing 7/23/2026 13:29 [email protected] Claire Palmer Los Angeles 90008 7/23/2026 13:34 [email protected] Sean Abbott Brentwood 90049-6266 1145 Barry Ave Apt 304 3237706638 Dear LA BOS: LADWP bills are at record highs especially in the face of the also record high temperatures brought on by the climate crisis we all face together. Please enact a ban for these data centers so that we are not facing worsening
conditions from two directions: the exacerbation of the crisis caused by data centers themselves, and the increased price burden on residents' energy bills due to the energy demands.
Thank you.
7/23/2026 13:35 [email protected] Victoria Maness West Hollywood 90069 7/23/2026 13:47 [email protected] Jackie Calvache San Gabriel Valley 91744 1129 Indian Summer Ave
La Puente 6264748363
I grew up in Unincorporated East Los Angeles and have
witnessed the displacement and pollution my community
members faced throughout the majority of my life. We need representation and protection. Do your job and stand by the people who make Los Angeles a home to all who visit. Invest in your communities and provide equitable, safe living
conditions.
7/23/2026 14:21 [email protected] Noah Suarez-Sikes Los Angeles 90057 329 S Reno St 7736201312 Hyper scale data centers are fundamentally destructive to the entire city, have enormous environmental problems, and
empower rich oligarchs at the expense of working class
people. No more.
7/23/2026 14:24 [email protected] Lisa Laureta Los angeles 90029 7/23/2026 14:57 [email protected] Maddy Bellman Palms 90034 This shouldn't even be a discussion. NO TO DATA
CENTERS.
7/23/2026 15:22 [email protected] Xander Karafin Los Angeles 90066 7/23/2026 16:09 [email protected] Brian Doherty Marina del Rey 90292 4241 Via Marina Apt. 406
Building K 3012375282
Please Ban Data Centers in LA County
Timestamp Email Address Name Community/City Zip Street Address Cell phone Comment 7/23/2026 16:34 [email protected] Marjorie Hunt Los Angeles 90031 3212 Manitou 7/23/2026 16:35 [email protected] Gabbie Metheny Los Angeles 90042 7/23/2026 17:16 [email protected] nora rahimian los angeles, ca 90034 People and environment over profit. This doesn't benefit anyone.
7/23/2026 18:11 [email protected] Sarah Krichmar Los Angeles (Palms) 90034 (323) 333 7199 7/23/2026 20:48 [email protected] Zoë Temple Los Angeles 90034 We should NOT be building data centers in Los Angeles
County. Our communities and ecosystems are already
threatened with dangerous water access issues, energy
costs, and air quality issues. These lands should be put to better use serving community needs.
7/23/2026 22:35 [email protected] Jesse-James Austin LA 90025 11970 Iowa Ave 2126710749 7/24/2026 11:06 [email protected] Sam Zacher Los Angeles 90042 7/24/2026 11:25 [email protected] Humaira Afzal Pasadena 91106 777 S Marengo, Apt 3 7/24/2026 12:07 [email protected] Kristen Cervantes Los Angeles 90034 As we begin to experience the growing impacts of climate change, we have a responsibility to use our resources wisely.
Data centers are having harmful environmental and human impacts in communities across the US. We do not want them here.
7/24/2026 12:30 [email protected] Haley Webb Palms 90034 7/24/2026 12:31 [email protected] mary pendergest los angeles 90034 Please ban new hyperscaler data centers in unincorporated Los Angeles County and instead prioritize housing,
protection for AI surveillance, environmental justice, climate resilience, and community needs.
7/24/2026 12:33 [email protected] Nick Angilello Palm / LA 90064 2820 S Sepulveda Blvd.
#10 3234204205
Thank you for helping save LA from Data Centers and fuck A.I.
7/24/2026 12:35 [email protected] Meli Sedghi La Y Pleaae do nit allow datacenter buildouts in La county 7/24/2026 12:50 [email protected] Dan Robitzski Los Angeles 90034 I cannot think of a single greater waste of money and
resources than building a new data center.
Please Ban Data Centers in LA County
Timestamp Email Address Name Community/City Zip Street Address Cell phone Comment 7/24/2026 12:52 [email protected] Jennifer Porzio Culver City 90232 11043 Matteson Ace Los Angeles is too crowded to have a data center near it. Our water supplies are already taxed, we can’t give it to AI! 7/24/2026 12:53 [email protected] gary clair Los Angeles 90034 3436 Vinton Ave 8184155353 Corpus Christi, TX is going to be the first city to run out of water. Our drinking water is a finite resource. Only 2.5-3% of the planet's water is fresh water. Only 1% of which is
reachable by humans. China put their data centers in the ocean. Be smart like China.
https://www.sciencealert.com/tremendously-grave-the-first-uscity-is-on-track-to-run-out-of-water 7/24/2026 12:54 [email protected] Erica Wilhite Los Angeles 90034 7/24/2026 12:55 [email protected] Andrea Leon-Grossmann Los Angeles 90064 We cannot drink data and we have enough noise pollution, ban data centers now!
7/24/2026 13:09 [email protected] Tracey Wheeler Palms / Los Angeles 90034 NO HYPERSCALE DATA CENTERS - PERIOD! 7/24/2026 13:19 [email protected] Colin Jaehnke Los Angeles 90034 We should not be prioritizing data centers and city/county profits over the health and wellbeing of our residents
7/24/2026 13:28 [email protected] Cynthia Soza Palms 90034 3537 Clarington Ave Data centers are already causing issues in other states,we don’t need to create such in ours
7/24/2026 13:31 [email protected] Maria Catalan Palms 90034 3425 motor ave The greater LA community does not want data centers! They use excessive resources that as angelinos we already don’t have. Listen to the people and do the right thing! We are watching!!!!
7/24/2026 13:41 [email protected] Sara Kozameh Long Beach 90807 7/24/2026 13:47 [email protected] Michael Plona Los Angeles 90034 7/24/2026 13:49 [email protected] Caroline Keyes LOS ANGELES 90034 10753 1/2 Tabor Street 3104972330 No data centers in Los Angeles! 7/24/2026 14:41 [email protected] Abby Polakow Culver City 90232 7/24/2026 14:49 [email protected] Desiree Ewing Los Angeles 90046 1326 N Vista St, Los
Angeles CA 90046 8057910913
7/24/2026 15:34 [email protected] Talia Hargrove Palms LA 90034 3665 jasmine ave unit 1, LA
90034 NO DATA CENTERS IN LA
Please Ban Data Centers in LA County
Timestamp Email Address Name Community/City Zip Street Address Cell phone Comment 7/24/2026 15:38 [email protected] Thea Rheaume Los Angeles 90034 7/24/2026 15:59 [email protected] Amanda Jagodowicz Mar Vista, Los Angeles 90066 No data centers ! No one wants these! 7/24/2026 16:20 [email protected] Marlana Coe Los Angeles 90066 7/24/2026 16:29 [email protected] Jada Konop D Los Angeles 90034 7/24/2026 16:32 [email protected] Sandy Levin Los Angeles 90034 environmental costs can be assessed. We cannot afford to use all of our precious water on these things. And, we cannot allow the tax payers to foot the bill.
7/24/2026 16:43 [email protected] Ritika Jain Los Angeles 90034 7/24/2026 18:19 [email protected] Patrick Tully Los Angeles 90034 10779 Woodbine Street 323-819-0747 Companies will learn how to make existing data centers work in just power efficiency. We have too much noise as it is. And this would hurt me as I’m hard of hearing. Please don’t build any data centers in LA County please. Thank you!
7/24/2026 19:21 [email protected] Punya Narayan Palms 90034 7/24/2026 19:22 [email protected] Alyson Carpenter Palms 90034 Our water, air and land are far too precious and important to our livelihoods in Los Angeles to build data centers that will steal our resources and health.
7/24/2026 20:14 [email protected] Nia Farrell Los Angeles 90034 7/24/2026 20:39 [email protected] Vivien Toumey Los Angeles 90034 NO to data centers! 7/24/2026 20:51 [email protected] Heather Richards Los Angeles 90034 3754 motor avenue 3106147974 Absolutely no data centers in Los Angeles 7/24/2026 22:07 [email protected] Theresa Marasco Santa Monica 90404 P.I. Box 1035, Santa
Monica, CA 90406 720-226-4051 NO DATA CENTERS!
7/24/2026 23:31 [email protected] Minnar Xie
Lincoln Heights, Los
Angeles 90031
Please do not allow these data centers to be built in LA. The pollution and energy consumption is not worth it.
7/25/2026 1:08 [email protected] Tiffany Bailey Palms 90034 9096455222
Please Ban Data Centers in LA County
Timestamp Email Address Name Community/City Zip Street Address Cell phone Comment 7/25/2026 8:06 [email protected] Cathleen Wallace Palms 90034 3533 Keystone Ave 3 310-924-1844 No AI data centers please! 7/25/2026 14:41 [email protected] Kate Staben Santa Monica 90401 1120 Arizona Ave 424 212 2891 DATA centers cause harm to citizens and the environment 7/25/2026 15:44 [email protected] Rachel Bieber Los Angeles 90034 We do not need data centers. We need human centered data infrastructure that serves the people, not corporations. 7/25/2026 16:04 [email protected] Soumya Kalluri Palms, Los Angeles 90034 I do not want data centers to poison our air and water, and strongly urge the LA board of supervisors to ban data centers from being built in our community.
7/25/2026 17:32 [email protected] Connie Lu Palms 90034 7/26/2026 8:39 [email protected] Gabrielle Garcia-Williams Culver City 90330 4929 Indian Wood Rd #368 3109165498 7/27/2026 16:23 [email protected] Charles Miller Los Angeles 90034 3670 Westwood Blvd., Suite
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7/28/2026 18:05 [email protected] Carlos T. Navarrette Los Angeles 90063 1329 Cordon Dr 3233260040 Ban data centers in the state of California. Full Stop! 7/28/2026 18:17 [email protected] William Becerra Montebello 90640 7/28/2026 18:47 [email protected] Johnny Huynh Alhambra 91801 7/28/2026 19:30 [email protected] Megan Gorman Silver Lake 90039 7/28/2026 19:54 [email protected] Katie Singer Glendale 91206 1223 North Verdugo road, A 9736502459 Don’t buy into the inevitability of these data centers! Please take a stand against these destructive ventures.
7/28/2026 20:32 [email protected] Maria Croom Claremont 91711 666 Montgomery Cir, apt. C 9099421743 7/29/2026 0:26 [email protected] Colleen Jousma Montebello 90640 Low income communities are the ones who are impacted the most by these sites. We absolutely cannot have data centers at all in southern California. We barely have any water as is.
Do not allow this.
Please Ban Data Centers in LA County
Timestamp Email Address Name Community/City Zip Street Address Cell phone Comment 7/29/2026 1:39 [email protected] Daniel Angel South Pasadena 91030 2057 Meridian Avenue 8313259135 People over profits. Environment over tech oligarchs. No mass surveillance warehouses in our county. Do the right thing, supervisors, your community is counting on you!
7/29/2026 5:54 [email protected] Karina Cao Rowland Heights 91748 5102244189 Los Angeles County is already home to many major sources of industrial pollution. We should not add more large
industrial facilities without carefully evaluating their cumulative impacts. As one of the nation’s most densely populated and expensive places to live, Los Angeles should prioritize projects that improve residents’ quality of life—not those that may increase electricity demand, place additional pressure on the power grid, contribute to local air pollution through associated infrastructure, or make living here even less affordable.
7/29/2026 7:03 [email protected] Brian Calderón Tabatabai West Covina 91790 1333 S Meeker Ave 3104970419 Data Centers are the next industry that history will back on and wonder why elected leaders allowed them, especially in communities of color. They will be the next Exides. Ban Data Cemters in LA County.
7/29/2026 12:10 [email protected] Carlos Callejo III Pomona 91768 7/29/2026 17:02 [email protected] Zé Ferreyra La Verne 91750 715 Juanita Ave 7/29/2026 17:12 [email protected] Josiah Salas Los Angeles 90065 1918 Wollam St 74758824/7 These data centers pollute our beautiful city and sap our water supplies in a time of unprecedented water shortages emerging. The people of Los Angeles deserve a clean
climate to live in and this space should be utilized for a project that benefits the people of LA like affordable housing. 7/29/2026 17:22 [email protected] Elias Perales Montebello 90640 2636 W Lincoln Ave 3238230688 No more data centers! 7/29/2026 17:49 [email protected] Cynthia Madrigal Long Beach 90810 7/29/2026 17:59 [email protected] Zachary Cronin-Hurley Los Angeles 90028 7/29/2026 18:01 [email protected] Elizabeth Frohlich Los Angeles 91601 Data cebters are destroying the environment. We already have a drought problem and overheating. The Pacific Ocean is the hottests its ever been. Thibk about the future of the earth not the lining the pockets of Capatilism
Please Ban Data Centers in LA County
Timestamp Email Address Name Community/City Zip Street Address Cell phone Comment 7/29/2026 18:04 [email protected] Gerardo Rios Compton, CA 90220 428 W POPLAR ST 2132697568 Don’t sell out our communities to Big Data and Tech
companies. They will promise lots of jobs and benefits but all they will do is drive up energy costs for the people living in LA county and increase our water usage. We already ask
residents to conserve energy and water due to the severe droughts we face. It would be extremely hypocritical to allow these data centers to consume more water and energy for supposed benefits that will never reach out communities. 7/29/2026 18:10 [email protected] Angel Alvarez Compton 90220 We're already struggling as it is. This does nothing to benefit the everyday people on LA county. Cost of living is bad enough we dont need higher electricity costs soaring now 7/29/2026 18:27 [email protected] Victoria Naseiro Glendora CA 91740 639 scott pl apt 4 626$7128195 7/29/2026 18:30 [email protected] Carter Moon Los Angeles 90025 Data centers will do nothing for LA’s economy while
damaging the communities forced to live near them
irreparably.
7/29/2026 18:33 [email protected] Carlos Yurrita Glendora 91740 639 Scott Pl unit 4 6266348484 7/29/2026 18:47 [email protected] Danielle Leimert Park /Los Angeles 90008 3894 Arlington Ave I'm moving out of LA if any days centers are built or manage in our city. Please prevent this from happening.
7/29/2026 18:54 [email protected] Jacob Witt Los Angeles, California 90049 13750 Bayliss Road 323 684 4900 7/29/2026 19:41 [email protected] Blanca Amaya Los angeles 90042 5115 Monte vista street 8188447035 Date centers hurt everyone 7/29/2026 20:16 [email protected] yvette "ev" vasquez alhambra 91803 2003 s 5628891909 please put the environment and our communities before
corpo profits. our planet and having clean water and bees being able to pollinate is worth more than anything money can buy.
7/29/2026 20:20 [email protected] Shelley Stephens South Pasadena 91030 845 Lyndon St. 3234226355 No data centers! 7/29/2026 20:28 [email protected] Lauren Angel-Field South Pasadena 91030 7/29/2026 20:43 [email protected] Edwin Barajas Downey 90240 9918 Richeon Ave 562-519-5332 Please don't allow data centers here 7/29/2026 21:24 [email protected] Evan Edmiston North Hollywood 91601 10933 Huston St APT #202 8182991294 Data Centers are immoral to society. 7/29/2026 21:44 [email protected] Joseph Angel-Field San Gabriel 91776 812 Santa Fe Ave.
We need to put our heads together to find better ways to earn money and not ruin the earth.
7/30/2026 0:25 [email protected] Caiden Reed Mid-City LA 90035
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Rowland Heights Community Coordinating Council formally opposes the approval, construction, or expansion of AI data centers in the City of Industry and surrounding areas;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council demands the immediate adoption of a moratorium on all pending and future AI data center applications, approvals, and permits until:
A comprehensive, program-level Environmental Impact Report (EIR) is completed; Full cumulative impacts on water, energy, air quality, and public health are disclosed; Binding and enforceable mitigation measures are adopted; And meaningful community engagement is conducted with affected residents; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that failure to comply with CEQA and other applicable laws will compel the community and its representatives to pursue all available legal remedies, including administrative appeals and litigation, to ensure accountability and environmental protection; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council calls upon decision-makers to prioritize sustainable development, conservation of scarce water resources, and the protection of residential communities over industrial-scale expansion driven by private interests; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Rowland Heights Community Coordinating Council urges the following agencies, organizations, and municipalities to adopt similar positions and join in opposition:
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
The Walnut Valley Water District Board of Directors
The Rowland Water District Board of Directors
Three Valleys Municipal Water District
The Hacienda Heights Improvement Association
The City of La Puente
The City of West Covina
The City of Diamond Bar
The City of Covina
The City of Walnut
The City of El Monte
RESOLUTIONOPPOSINGAIDATACENTERDEVELOPMENTANDCALLINGFORAN
IMMEDIATEMORATORIUMINTHECITYOFINDUSTRY
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August 5, 2026
Attn: Los Angeles County Department of Regional Planning, County Fire Marshal, ISD – Energy & Environmental Services
Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration
500 West Temple Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Re: Feedback on the Data Center Study Motion "Addressing the Health and Environmental Impacts of Data Centers" (Agenda No. 10, April 14, 2026) To Whom It May Concern:
On behalf of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 11 and the Los Angeles Chapter of the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA), thank you for the opportunity to provide comments regarding the Board's motion directing County departments to study the health, environmental, and economic impacts of data centers.
Together, our organizations represent the highly skilled electrical workforce and contractors that design, install, test, commission, operate, maintain, and modernize the electrical infrastructure serving Los Angeles County's businesses, hospitals, airports, ports, manufacturing facilities, renewable energy projects, battery energy storage systems, and other critical infrastructure.
As the organizations responsible for building and maintaining much of the electrical infrastructure that powers Los Angeles County, we offer these comments as both a labor stakeholder and a technical resource committed to ensuring that data center development proceeds safely, responsibly, and in a manner that benefits local communities, protects public safety, and strengthens the regional economy.
IBEW Local 11 and NECA support the responsible development of data centers in Los Angeles County. Cloud computing, healthcare, finance, research, advanced manufacturing, public services, and national security increasingly depend upon this infrastructure. At the same time, we recognize that residents have raised legitimate Docusign Envelope ID: 5CBDCAC8-5724-8B44-82B8-CD6FE22D7FFF 2309
questions regarding electrical demand, utility costs, water consumption, noise, fire safety, and community impacts.
These concerns deserve thoughtful consideration. They can and should be addressed through objective, measurable, and enforceable performance standards that mitigate potential impacts while providing developers and communities with clear expectations.
We respectfully encourage the County to focus on establishing these performance standards and operational guardrails rather than adopting arbitrary restrictions that are not directly tied to a project's actual impacts. Regulations should be proportionate, protect surrounding communities, and allow responsible projects that meet the County's standards to move forward.
Because the County's recommendations are likely to influence future policies adopted throughout Los Angeles County and beyond, the resulting framework must be technically sound, performance-based, and adaptable to future technological advances.
We respectfully submit the following recommendations.
Policy Recommendations
1. Require Data Centers to Pay Their Fair Share of Electrical Infrastructure Large electrical loads should be responsible for funding the transmission, distribution, substation, and other electrical infrastructure improvements necessary to reliably serve their facilities, unless otherwise approved by the appropriate regulatory authority. This approach protects existing residential and commercial ratepayers by ensuring that the costs associated with serving new, high-demand customers are not shifted onto existing utility customers. Data center development should not result in increased electricity rates or reduced system reliability for households, small businesses, or other existing customers. Instead, the infrastructure necessary to support economic growth should be financed by the customers creating the demand.
2. Establish Performance-Based Environmental Standards
Rather than prescribing specific technologies, the County should establish measurable environmental performance standards addressing greenhouse gas emissions, air quality, and other environmental impacts. Developers should retain flexibility to determine the most effective means of achieving those outcomes. Performance-based standards encourage innovation while maintaining accountability.
3. Encourage Low-Water Cooling Technologies
The County should encourage cooling system designs that minimize potable water consumption through low-water or closed-loop cooling technologies. Performance standards should focus on measurable reductions in water use rather than mandating any single cooling technology, allowing future innovations to be incorporated while protecting local water resources.
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4. Require Noise Mitigation and Ongoing Compliance
The County should establish objective, enforceable operational noise standards that protect surrounding communities while recognizing that data centers are an industrial land use. Project approvals should include measurable property-line noise limits, appropriate acoustic design, reasonable limitations on routine backup generator testing during sensitive hours, and mechanisms for ongoing monitoring and enforcement. Noise requirements should be performance-based and consistent with standards applied to comparable industrial facilities rather than unique requirements applicable only to data centers.
5. Require Electrical Operations and Maintenance
To address the Board's concerns regarding fire safety, electrical reliability, public safety, and the long-term resilience of critical infrastructure, Los Angeles County should require ongoing inspection, testing, predictive maintenance, preventive maintenance, and recommissioning of customer-owned electrical infrastructure in accordance with NFPA 70B and applicable manufacturer recommendations.
We recommend that the County require:
• an Electrical Maintenance Program (EMP) for customer-owned electrical infrastructure;
• periodic inspection, testing, and preventive maintenance of substations, transformers, switchgear, switchboards, medium-voltage equipment, protective relays, generators, UPS systems, stationary battery systems, and associated electrical distribution equipment;
• predictive maintenance techniques, including infrared thermography, transformer oil analysis, electrical testing, and other condition-monitoring methods appropriate to the equipment;
• updated short-circuit, protective device coordination, and arc-flash studies following significant electrical system modifications, capacity expansions, or major equipment replacements, and periodically thereafter consistent with NFPA 70B; • acceptance testing and recommissioning of newly installed, modified, expanded, or repaired critical electrical infrastructure before being placed into service; • documentation of inspections, testing, maintenance activities, engineering studies, and corrective actions, together with annual certification to the County that the Electrical Maintenance Program has been implemented; and Docusign Envelope ID: 5CBDCAC8-5724-8B44-82B8-CD6FE22D7FFF 2311
• inspection, testing, maintenance, acceptance testing, and recommissioning of critical electrical infrastructure to be performed by licensed C-10 electrical contractors employing a Skilled and Trained Workforce, as defined in California Public Contract Code Sections 2600-2603.
6. Encourage Community Benefits and Local Accountability The County should encourage developers to prepare Community Benefits Plans identifying measurable commitments related to local hiring, apprenticeship opportunities, workforce development, environmental performance, and ongoing community engagement. These plans should serve as transparent accountability tools throughout the life of the project.
7. Require High-Road Workforce Standards
Because modern data centers contain some of the most sophisticated electrical infrastructure constructed today, County approvals should require payment of prevailing wages, utilization of state-registered apprentices, and a Skilled and Trained Workforce, as defined in California Public Contract Code Sections 2600-2603, for the construction, acceptance testing, commissioning, recommissioning, operation, and maintenance of critical electrical infrastructure. These standards improve workmanship, electrical reliability, worker and public safety, long-term operational resilience, and support local careers and state-approved apprenticeship programs.
Conclusion
The County's study presents an important opportunity to establish a thoughtful and durable framework for responsible data center development.
We respectfully encourage the County to adopt objective, measurable, and performancebased standards that address health, environmental, electrical reliability, public safety, and community impacts while avoiding arbitrary restrictions that are not directly tied to a project's demonstrated impacts. A performance-based framework can protect residents, environmental resources, utility customers, and neighboring communities while providing the regulatory certainty necessary to attract responsible investment, high-quality construction, and long-term economic benefits.
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IBEW Local 11 and the Los Angeles Chapter of NECA stand ready to serve as technical resources as the County develops its recommendations. We welcome the opportunity to continue participating as stakeholders and to provide additional expertise regarding electrical infrastructure, workforce development, system reliability, construction, commissioning, operations, and maintenance.
Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Robert Corona
Business Manager & Financial Secretary
IBEW Local 11
Eric Cartier
Executive Director
NECA Los Angeles Chapter
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August 6th, 2026
Attn: LA County Planning, County Fire Marshal
Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration
500 West Temple Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Re: Feedback on the Data Center Study Motion “Addressing the Health and Environmental Impacts of Data Centers” (Agenda No. 10, April 14, 2026) To Whom It May Concern,
The National Energy Management Institute (NEMI) appreciates the opportunity to provide feedback on the Board’s motion directing County departments to study the health, environmental, and economic impacts of data centers. NEMI is approved by the California Energy Commission as a Mechanical Acceptance Test Technician Certification Provider (ATTCP) under Title 24, Part 1, Section 10-103.2, and our affiliated certification body, the Testing, Adjusting and Balancing Bureau (TABB), certifies Testing, Adjusting, and Balancing (TAB) technicians across the state, including in Los Angeles County. TABB’s certification scope is also expanding to include fire and smoke damper testing, reflecting the close relationship between the mechanical systems addressed in Part I below and the fire and life safety systems addressed in Part II. Because this motion is directed in part to the County Fire Marshal, we have organized our feedback in two parts:
mechanical system performance, which governs the water and energy outcomes the Board’s motion is most concerned with, and fire and life safety systems, which are installed, tested, and maintained by much of that same certified technician workforce.
Both parts rest on the same underlying point: a permit application’s projections, whether for water savings, energy efficiency, or fire and smoke containment, are only as good as the field verification behind them. A Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory analysis of commercial building commissioning found median whole-building energy savings of 13 percent in newly constructed buildings and 16 percent in existing buildings, most of it recovered simply by verifying that installed systems actually operated as designed1. The same principle applies to passive and active fire protection: a fire damper or an HVAC shutdown sequence that was never tested provides none of the protection its design assumed. California already has field verification requirements addressing each of the topics below, and we believe the County’s findings should recommend consistent enforcement of them for data centers specifically.
Policy Recommendations
I. Mechanical System Performance and Verification (Water and Energy)
1. Require Duct Leakage Testing Consistent with 2025 California Mechanical Code Section 603.9.2
Data center air distribution systems are subject to mandatory duct leakage testing under 2025 CMC Section 603.9.2, performed per the SMACNA Air Duct Leakage Test Manual. Leaky ductwork wastes fan energy and undermines the very efficiency gains a facility’s cooling design was 1 See E. Mills, 2009, Building Commissioning: A Golden Opportunity for Reducing Energy Costs and Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, prepared for the U.S. Department of Energy (analysis of newly constructed and existing commercial buildings found median energy savings of 13 percent and 16 percent, respectively, from commissioning).
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permitted to achieve. We recommend the County confirm that this testing requirement is being enforced for data center construction and that test results are documented and available for review.
2. Require Documented Acceptance Testing (ATT) of Mechanical Systems Under Title 24, Part 6, Section 120.5
Title 24, Part 6, Section 120.5 already requires field acceptance testing of key mechanical systems, including air economizers and cooling plant controls, the same equipment central to the low-water, dry-cooling and hybrid designs the County’s motion encourages, for both new construction and covered renovations of existing facilities. Acceptance testing must be performed and documented by a certified Acceptance Test Technician (ATT) before a project can receive final sign-off. This is a functional verification step, not a paper commitment: it confirms the economizer and control sequences installed in the field actually operate the way the permit application said they would. We recommend the County require that completed acceptance test documentation for data center mechanical systems be submitted and retained as part of the permit record. We further recommend the County adopt a requirement that all acceptance test documentation be maintained onsite, and that upon a change in tenant occupancy or a significant alteration affecting building systems, the applicable acceptance tests be updated and repeated as necessary to verify continued compliance.
3. Require Testing, Adjusting, and Balancing (TAB) at Commissioning and on a Recurring Basis
Consistent with 2025 CMC Section 403.10 and ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 62.1, Section 8, we recommend the County require TAB of mechanical systems both at initial commissioning and on a recurring cycle thereafter, performed by technicians certified through the Testing, Adjusting and Balancing Bureau (TABB), the Associated Air Balance Council (AABC), or the National Environmental Balancing Bureau (NEBB). Mechanical systems drift out of balance over time as filters load, dampers stick, and control setpoints are adjusted in the field. Recurring TAB is what catches that drift before it shows up as excess energy and water use. We recommend the County require that these recurring TAB assessments, as distinct from the initial commissioning TAB, be documented using NEMI’s standard Ventilation Verification and Energy Optimization Assessment forms based on NEMI templates2, adapted as needed to fit the County’s own reporting requirements. These forms document measured airflow and static pressure against design intent, readings that can help engineers identify excess energy use, so the recurring assessment supports catching problems affecting both ventilation and energy performance.
4. Make Verification Documentation a Condition of Permit Sign-Off and Ongoing Compliance
Taken together, duct leakage testing, acceptance testing, and TAB form a continuous chain of verification that runs from construction through occupancy through ongoing operation, and the same logic applies to the fire and life safety systems addressed in Part II below. We recommend the County require that documentation from each of these steps, not just design-phase projections, be submitted as a condition of final permit sign-off, and that recurring TAB, ATT re-verification, and fire and life safety testing documentation be required on an ongoing basis for facilities already in operation. What these initial acceptance tests, ongoing maintenance, and ventilation verification 2 National Energy Management Institute, Ventilation Verification resources, https://www.nemionline.org/ventilationverification/. 2315
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assessments do is provide an enforceable, evidence-based way to confirm that data center HVAC systems are operating as designed and continue to meet the minimum code requirements.
II. Fire and Life Safety
5. Require Periodic Testing of Fire and Smoke Dampers at Data Center Air Barrier Penetrations
Under California Building Code Section 717, any duct or air-transfer opening that penetrates a firerated wall, floor, or shaft enclosure, including those separating a data center’s IT equipment spaces from adjacent areas, must be protected with a fire damper, smoke damper, or combination fire/smoke damper. NFPA 80 and NFPA 105 require these dampers to be tested and inspected one year after installation, and every four years thereafter3. In practice, damper actuators and fusible links fail quietly, and a damper that never closes provides none of the protection its rated wall was designed around. Consistent with California’s contractor licensing framework, we recommend this testing be performed by technicians holding a C-16 fire protection contractor’s license or a valid State Fire Marshal certification, as applicable, the same standard of accountability recommended above for TAB and acceptance testing. We recommend the County confirm that data center operators are meeting these periodic testing intervals and retaining documentation.
6. Require Testing and Airflow Verification of Smoke Control and Smoke Purge Systems Where a data center is required to have an engineered smoke control or smoke purge system, whether under California Fire Code Section 909 (Smoke Control Systems) or Section 910 (Smoke and Heat Removal), California already requires integrated testing consistent with NFPA 4 at commissioning and at intervals not exceeding ten years, with system design and tenability criteria governed by NFPA 924. A ten-year maximum interval is a long time for a life-safety system to go unverified, and confirming it is not much additional work for the same technicians already performing the TAB and acceptance testing described above. We recommend the County require these systems be tested, including airflow and flow verification, on a cycle more frequent than the ten-year code minimum, performed by technicians holding a C-16 fire protection contractor’s license or a valid State Fire Marshal certification, as applicable.
Conclusion
NEMI stands ready to serve as a technical resource to the County as it prepares its findings under the Board’s motion, on both the mechanical performance and fire and life safety topics addressed above, including with respect to the specific code sections and testing standards referenced. We welcome the opportunity to discuss these recommendations further with County Planning and the Fire Marshal’s office.
Thank you for your consideration.
For more information or questions, contact:
Steven Winstead
3 NFPA 80, Standard for Fire Doors and Other Opening Protectives, Section 19.4.1; NFPA 105, Standard for Smoke Door Assemblies and Other Opening Protectives, Section 6.5.2. 4 California Fire Code (Title 24, Part 9), Sections 909 (Smoke Control Systems) and 910 (Smoke and Heat Removal); NFPA 4, Standard for Integrated Fire Protection and Life Safety System Testing; NFPA 92, Standard for Smoke Control Systems.
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Falls Church, VA 22042
[email protected]
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Acoustic Pathway (Noise)
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Alternative Cooling
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Atmospheric Pathway (Air)
George, B. (2026). Health Consequences of Large Data Centers: Air Pollution, Noise, Water Use, and Environmental Justice (No. cnwyb_v1). Center for Open Science.
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Lee, D. (2025). Impact of Environmental Regulation on Data Center Valuation (Doctoral dissertation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology).
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Siddik, M. A. B., Shehabi, A., & Marston, L. (2021). The environmental footprint of data centers in the United States. Environmental Research Letters, 16(6), 064017.
Berger, A. (2025). Artificial Intelligence Data Centers and United States Based Hyperscalers: Impacts and Solutions.
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Tsai, J. H., Chen, S. J., Huang, K. L., Lee, W. J., Kuo, W. C., & Lin, W. Y. (2011).
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Guidi, G., Dominici, F., Gilmour, J., Butler, K., Bell, E., Delaney, S., & Bargagli-Stoffi, F.
J. (2024). Environmental burden of United States data centers in the artificial intelligence era. arXiv preprint arXiv:2411.09786.
Han, Y., Wu, Z., Li, P., Wierman, A., & Ren, S. (2024). The Unpaid Toll: Quantifying and Addressing the Public Health Impact of Data Centers. arXiv preprint arXiv:2412.06288.
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Di, Q., Dai, L., Wang, Y., Zanobetti, A., Choirat, C., Schwartz, J. D., & Dominici, F. (2017). Association of short-term exposure to air pollution with mortality in older adults. Jama, 318(24), 2446-2456.
Rajagopalan, S., Al-Kindi, S. G., & Brook, R. D. (2018). Air pollution and cardiovascular disease: JACC state-of-the-art review. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 72(17), 2054-2070.
Eslami, E. (2025). Air quality and greenhouse gas emissions assessment of data centers in Texas.
Energy and Water Use
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I. Stewart-Frey, et al. “The Intersection of Data Center Development, Water Availability, and Environmental Justice in California” (May 2026)
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Siting
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Social Pathway (Community)
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Thermal Pathway (Heat)
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Report to City Council
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TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Melissa Walker, Public Works Director/City Engineer AGENDA DATE: October 20, 2026
TITLE: UTILITIES COMMISSION SEPTEMBER 2025 – AUGUST
2026 ANNUAL REPORT (REPORT OF: PUBLIC
WORKS) (ALL DISTRICTS)
TITLE SUMMARY: Utilities Commission September 2025 – August 2026 Annual Report
DISTRICT: All Districts
Recommendation(s)
That the City Council:
1. Receive and file the September 2025 – August 2026 Annual Report for the Utilities Commission.
SUMMARY
Title 2.20.070C.10 of the Moreno Valley Municipal Code requires the Utilities Commission to provide the City Council with an annual report for a 12-month reporting period. This report summarizes the progress toward implementing the Moreno Valley Utility’s (MVU) goals, policies, and programs from September 2025 – August 2026, which include:
• Electric system reliability and resiliency
• Utility software and system modernization
• Distribution system enhancements and infrastructure improvements • Asset, facility, and equipment management
• Customer programs and engagement
• Power supply, financial, and regulatory matters
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DISCUSSION
The Annual Report of the Utilities Commission for September 2025 – August 2026 is as follows:
COMPOSITION
The following persons serve as voting members:
1. Reginald Allen, District 4, Appointed 08/15/23, Transferred 10/07/25 to the Environmental and Historic Preservation Commission
2. Jonathan Vaughn, District 2, Appointed 01/21/23, Service Concluded 07/22/26
3. John Menke, District 1, Appointed 01/07/25, Term Expires 6/30/27
4. Kandace West, District 1, Appointed 01/07/25, Term Expires 6/30/27
5. Thomas Ketcham, District 4, Appointed 10/07/25, Term Expires 6/30/28 The current Chair is vacant, and the current Vice Chair is Kandace West.
RECOMMENDATIONS SUBMITTED TO COUNCIL/DISPOSITION
Electric Service Rates
The Moreno Valley Utility’s management staff presented proposed electric rate changes to the Utilities Commission on November 19, 2025. The electric rates shifted from being in parity with Southern California Edison (SCE) to a cost-of-service-based model that better reflects the true cost of providing electricity. Despite rising costs for renewable energy and capacity, MVU recommended a modest rate reduction while remaining financially responsible.
On December 16, 2025, the Moreno Valley City Council approved the Moreno Valley Utility’s new rates with support from the Utilities Commission. The new cost-of-servicebased framework resulted in new rates providing an average rate reduction of 26% across MVU’s rate classes compared to SCE’s current rates. The Utilities Commission supported the proposed rate model and recommended limiting collection of unpaid account balances to the preceding six months. This reduction maintained MVU’s prudent fiscal practices and positions MVU to invest in future infrastructure and reliability improvements without overburdening customers.
OTHER ACTIVITIES
Utility Business Plan
On May 28, 2025, the Commission was presented with the Moreno Valley Utility Business Plan, covering 12 components of the utility’s operations. The components are organized into chapters addressing MVU’s system infrastructure and reliability, technology and operational planning, customer programs and engagement, and utility resource management. Each section of the plan was updated monthly, with an annual update presented to the Commission every May.
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Power Content Label
On December 17, 2025, the Commission received an update on MVU’s power supply operations, with a focus on the 2024 Power Content Label. This annual disclosure provides customers and policymakers with a transparent account of the energy resources used to serve MVU customers, the associated greenhouse gas emissions, and how MVU’s power supply compares with the statewide utility average. The label showed that 95 percent of MVU’s electricity came from eligible renewable solar energy and 5 percent from unspecified power. It also reported a greenhouse gas emissions intensity of 45 pounds of carbon dioxide equivalent per megawatt-hour, compared with the statewide average of 359, demonstrating MVU’s progress toward California’s renewable and carbon-free energy goals.
COMMUNITY EVENTS
MVU actively participated in and/or hosted a variety of community events throughout September 2025 – August 2026, strengthening relationships and enhancing its presence within the community:
Event Date Host
El Grito Monday, September 15, 2025
6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
City of Moreno Valley
Public Power Event Saturday, October 4, 2025
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Moreno Valley Electric Utility
Snow Day Saturday, December 6, 2025
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
City of Moreno Valley
Springtastic Saturday, March 28, 2026
4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
City of Moreno Valley
Public Safety Expo Saturday, May 16, 2026
10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
City of Moreno Valley
Juneteenth Celebration Saturday, June 19, 2026
4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
City of Moreno Valley
ATTENDANCE
The Utility Commission convenes monthly, with eleven out of twelve regular meetings held during the 12-month reporting period of September 2025 – August 2026. One meeting was canceled due to a lack of quorum. No special meetings took place.
Attached is the Utilities Commissioner Attendance Sheet for September 2025 – August 2026. The absences listed below are based on the meetings that occurred during each Commissioner’s active term.
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Name Regular Meeting
Absences
Special Meeting
Absences
Percent Absent
Reginald Allen 2/2 0/0 100%
Jonathan Vaughn 5/9 0/0 55%
Kandace West 3/11 0/0 28%
Thomas Ketcham 2/10 0/0 20%
John Menke (Alternate) 1/11 0/0 10%
ALTERNATIVE
1. Receive and file the annual report as presented in this staff report. Staff recommends this alternative.
2. Do not receive and file the annual report as presented in this staff report. Staff does not recommend this alternative.
FISCAL IMPACT
There are no fiscal impacts.
NOTIFICATION
Publication of the Agenda.
PREPARATION OF STAFF REPORT
Prepared By: Department Head Approval:
Jason Niccoli, P.E. Melissa Walker, P.E.
Electric Utility Division Manager Public Works Director/City Engineer
CITY COUNCIL GOALS
Advocacy: Develop cooperative intergovernmental relationships and be a forceful advocate of City policies, objectives, and goals to appropriate external governments, agencies and corporations.
CITY COUNCIL STRATEGIC PRIORITIES
1. Economic Development
2. Public Safety
3. Library
4. Infrastructure
5. Beautification, Community Engagement, and Quality of Life
6. Youth Programs
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Report Approval Details
Document Title: STAFFREPORT_PW_MVU_UC_FY25-26
ANNUAL_REPORT.docx
Attachments: - Commissioner Attendance Log 2025_26_ UC.pdf Final Approval Date: Oct 15, 2026
This report and all of its attachments were approved and signed as outlined below:
Melissa Walker
Sean Kelleher
Anna Chacon
Felicia London, MPA
Launa Jimenez
Brian Mohan
Patty Rodriguez
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