Amarillo City Council Fermi AI Data Center Water Sale Vote

1. Clip 1 · 0:13 David Prescott, Councilman, Amarillo City Council Elected Official In support transcribed from the official recording

   Water Power & Grid

   Amarillo Councilman David Prescott addresses community concerns ahead of the City Council final vote to sell municipal water to Fermi's AI data center campus.

   "I spoke to Councilman David Prescott about the community's concerns about the project and the water agreement. 2.5 million gallons of water per day is the amount of water the city is planning to sell to Fermi America for what it's said to be the biggest AI data center in the world. Community members have raised concerns about the center's water usage and what this could mean for future generations. Councilman David Prescott says the amount of water"

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2. Clip 2 · 0:43 Resident public comment Resident Public Comment transcribed from the official recording

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

   "water other industries take. >> In the total panhandle, that equals 0.08% of the total water usage. Very, very small amount. If we go to 10 million gallons a day, that is 0.33% of the total usage in the Texas Panhandle. If you break it down into Carson County, the 10 million gallons per day, if we were ever to allow for me to have that much. That is 3%."

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3. Clip 3 · 1:24 Amarillo City Council Member Elected Official Questioning transcribed from the official recording

   Water Power & Grid Zoning

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

   "give us more taxable sales tax and revenue through property taxes, and then if we sell that water and that gives us additional revenue, why would we not do that as city leaders, as long as it doesn't have such an impact that we're out of water within 50 years? >> I asked Prescott how they plan to hold me accountable when it comes to the environmental impact of the center. Is there a plan in place to monitor and publicly"

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