Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego Statement on Data Center Zoning Guardrails

1. Clip 1 · 0:30 Kate Gallego, Mayor, City of Phoenix Elected Official Procedural auto captions, unchecked

   Zoning Noise Power & Grid

   Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego explains that large hyperscale data centers and electric substations built near residential homes require municipal noise and siting guardrails.

   "OF THEM JUST WROTE TO THE STATE OF ARIZONA SAYING HELP US WITH THE DATA CENTERS. WHAT ARE YOU HEARING IN ARIZONA TONIGHT? >> WE IN PHOENIX HAVE ONE OF THE LARGEST CONCENTRATIONS OF DATA CENTERS IN THE WORLD ARE METRO AREA. MANY, MANY OF THEM. WHAT WE'RE SEEING IN THE CITY OF PHOENIX IS PARTICULARLY THE LARGE HYPER SCHOLARS THAT GO INTO RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS"

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2. Clip 2 · 0:57 Resident public comment Resident Public Comment auto captions, unchecked

   Residents and community speakers address Phoenix City Council regarding local water, power grid, noise, and zoning impacts.

   "GOOD NEIGHBORS. WE HEAR FROM OUR RESIDENTS THAT THERE ARE NOISE CONCERNS. HAVE CONCERNS OVER LANDSCAPING. SO WE HAD A RETIRED POLICE OFFICER. CONTACT OUR OFFICE AND SAY THERE'S AT NOW A SUBSTATION FOR A DATA CENTER IN MY FRONT YARD. MY HOUSE IS WORTH LESS BECAUSE OF THAT. YOU IN THE FRONT YARD AND AND SOME OF THE OTHER IMPACTS. WILL THE CITY PAY US FOR THE IMPACT YOU'VE HAD ON MY BOTTOM LINE, WE'RE"

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3. Clip 3 · 1:53 Phoenix City Council Member Elected Official Questioning auto captions, unchecked

   Zoning Noise Power & Grid Water

   Phoenix City Council members deliberate on municipal siting standards, utility capacity, and the recorded ordinance action.

   ">> AND WITH A I AM LETTING THEM BUILD THEIR OWN ELECTRIC PLANTS SO THEY CAN BUILD ELECTRIC CARS. YOU KNOW, CREATING THAT KIND OF ELECTRICITY FOR US FOR CHINA. OKAY. BUT WITH BEATING CHINA AND BADLY ON WE INCREDIBLY WELL. >> FOR L THE CONCERNS AND WE'RE SEEING THEM ACROSS THE COUNTRY. IT SAYS THERE COULD A CONCERN AS WELL THAT IF WE DON'T KNOW FORWARD WITH THIS AND IF WE DON'T WIN, CHINA WINS. >> WE IN PHOENIX ARE VERY TECH"

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