City of San Jose Data Centers and Large Energy Projects Community Session
On August 19, 2026, the City of San Jose hosted an official public hearing on data centers and large energy projects to establish municipal regulations on grid capacity, backup diesel generators, and water efficiency.
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City of San Jose Data Centers and Large Energy Projects Community Session
City of San Jose Office of the City Manager · August 19, 2026
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- Clip 1 · 0:23 City of San Jose Administration Official Board & Planning Staff Questioning auto captions, uncheckedPower & Grid Water Zoning
San Jose officials outline how public input will guide municipal regulations for new data centers and large energy load interconnections.
"data center might mean. And that's why we're holding this session because community input helps guide what our priorities are, what our regulations are, what the rules of the road are in San Jose. And I want to be really clear, we are not here tonight to persuade you to be pro- data center. That is not the point of this. The goal of tonight is to understand what your concerns are and"
- Clip 2 · 1:19 Resident public comment Resident Public Comment auto captions, unchecked
Residents and community speakers address City of San Jose Office of the City Manager regarding local water, power grid, noise, and zoning impacts.
"industrial land and want to consider a data center project and more importantly with the entire community what the standards are. And my view is that if a data center gets built in San Jose in the future, it ought to be under the strongest standards around labor, environment, both protecting rateayers"
- Clip 3 · 2:08 City of San Jose Office of the City Manager Member Elected Official Questioning auto captions, uncheckedPower & Grid Water Zoning
City of San Jose Office of the City Manager members deliberate on municipal siting standards, utility capacity, and the recorded ordinance action.
"beginning of our process. This is our first community listening session. As uh I mentioned we are in a process of developing regulations to cover all of those areas of concern. But unless we first start by hearing from you and understanding what those concerns are and really teasing out the details and what your experience is, we won't have the best possible regulatory environment. So, I'm looking forward to kicking this off. I'm going to introduce"
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