Demand a Full Study of Data Center Impacts in San Antonio

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I am a San Antonio resident writing to urge you to fully support Council Member Ric Galvan’s Council Consideration Request calling for a comprehensive policy discussion on the impacts of data centers in our city.

As data centers rapidly expand across Texas — driven by artificial intelligence and other energy-intensive technologies — San Antonians deserve a clear, public accounting of how these facilities affect our community. These large warehouse-style developments consume enormous amounts of electricity and water, resources that are already under strain and paid for by local ratepayers.

Now that the CCR has moved to the Planning and Community Development Committee, I respectfully ask that any study or policy review include a thorough examination of:

- The water and power consumption of currently operating data centers and the projected impacts of future expansion
- The tax abatements and other tax breaks data centers receive
- Any incentives or special rate arrangements provided by CPS Energy or SAWS
- Grid interconnection and infrastructure costs associated with data centers
- Whether residential and small-business ratepayers are subsidizing these facilities
- Whether CPS Energy would need to add additional fossil fuel generation to meet growing data center demand

This analysis should be made public and completed promptly, before data center construction accelerates further and long-term decisions are made without sufficient transparency or public input.

San Antonio has an opportunity to get ahead of this issue and ensure that growth does not come at the expense of our water supply, our electric bills, or our climate commitments. I urge you to ensure that this CCR results in a comprehensive, public study that gives residents a complete picture of what data centers mean for our city.

Thank you for your time and for your service to San Antonio.

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Demand a Full Study of Data Center Impacts in San Antonio

Demand a Full Study of Data Center Impacts in San Antonio

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