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Insightful comments by Iris Stewart-Frey @SantaClaraUniv on the environmental review of data centers.

Read her most recent report highlighting this issue here: https://t.co/4g6su4NSY2

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In the small desert community of Inyokern, a developer’s plan to build an AI data center is drawing skepticism from residents and concern from officials in nearby Ridgecrest, largely because of water use in an already water-stressed area.
https://t.co/fUz8Sq0CZ9

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Join Next 10 and Santa Clara University on Thursday, June 11th at 11am PT for a webinar with report authors to discuss the report's key findings and recommendations for policymakers, local governments, and data center facilities.

Register here: https://t.co/zM8xjLMjOG

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A new report by Next 10, led by researchers Iris Stewart-Frey and Irina Raicu at Santa Clara University, finds that data centers are expanding into water-stressed, vulnerable communities across California.

https://t.co/4g6su4NSY2

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Great article by Rachel Becker at CalMatters highlighting our most recent report by Iris Stewart-Frey and Irina Raicu

Read the full report: https://t.co/4g6su4NSY2

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Data center builders don’t tell the public how much water they use, according to a new report — and the industry is encroaching into water-stressed and vulnerable communities. https://t.co/tzRjQWijHY

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Join Next 10 and Santa Clara University on Thursday, June 11th at 11am PT for a webinar with report authors to discuss the report's key findings and recommendations for policymakers, local governments, and data center facilities.

Register here: https://t.co/zM8xjLMjOG

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New Next 10 report by Iris Stewart-Frey and Irina Raicu at @SantaClaraUniv maps every known operating and planned data center in California through a water access and environmental justice lens.

https://t.co/4g6su4NSY2

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Join Next 10 and University of Pennsylvania for a webinar on Tuesday, March 24th at 11am PT to learn more about our recent report, Curtail to Compute: Siting Datacenters to Leverage California’s Stranded Renewable Energy

Register here: https://t.co/QlwkTvQQYM

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Data centers are demanding more energy than ever – but what if we brought computing to the energy source? A new report explores using curtailed solar to power data centers at the source.

Learn more: https://t.co/iTqtjC0pdB

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“Rather than moving the energy through the wires, let’s move the data center to the energy,” said Stephanie Leonard, Director of Research at Next 10, “it’s a solution that avoids transmission costs, and doesn’t have to be paid for by the ratepayers.”

https://t.co/iTqtjC0pdB

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How solar power could aid Trump’s AI agenda https://t.co/VOJ2YrB1oy

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Join Next 10 and University of Pennsylvania for a webinar on Tuesday, March 24th at 11am PT to learn more about our recent report, Curtail to Compute: Siting Datacenters to Leverage California’s Stranded Renewable Energy

Register here: https://t.co/QlwkTvQQYM

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A new report authored by @Lee_BenjaminC compares 3 data center siting scenarios to recommend a cost effective and low-carbon solution to data center owners and grid managers.

Learn more: https://t.co/iTqtjBZRo3

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A new report by Next 10 and @Lee_BenjaminC finds that siting data centers near solar generation in rural areas can save owners money on construction and operating costs and avoid the need for expensive new grid infrastructure.

Learn more: https://t.co/iTqtjBZRo3

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Join Next 10 on Monday, January 12th at 12pm PT for a webinar with report author, Hoyu Chong from CEC Economics, to discuss the key findings of the 2025 California Green Innovation Index.

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Despite lowering greenhouse gas emissions by 3% in 2023, one of the state’s largest reductions on record, California must increase the rate of emissions cuts from 2.8% a year to 4.4% a year, to meet the 2030 climate goal of 40% below 1990.

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Join Next 10 on Monday, January 12th at 12pm PT for a webinar with report author, Hoyu Chong from CEC Economics, to discuss the key findings of the 2025 California Green Innovation Index.

Register here: https://t.co/Pl37w6YIEo

Learn more: https://t.co/ciXCdrrWSD

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In 2024, generation from renewable energy and large hydroelectric power made up over 50% of California’s power mix for the first time. Conversely, fossil fuels fell to a record low at 36.3% in 2024, a 4.8% reduction in just three years.

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The 2025 Green Innovation Index by Next 10 is here and finds that California recorded one of the single largest year-over-year emissions reductions on record, lowering its GHG emissions by 3% from 2022 to 2023.
Learn more: https://t.co/ciXCdrrWSD
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