NOT OUR WATER
Phoenix is in a drought. Groundwater is vanishing. And our elected officials are handing enough drinking water for 10,000 homes to Big Tech data centers — at rates cheaper than what you pay.
They consume.
You pay.
"Arizona banned new home construction in the Phoenix area to preserve groundwater — while guaranteeing Google enough water for 13,000 households every single day."— Public records, City of Mesa, AZ (Google guaranteed up to 4M gallons/day)
Vote for
ratepayers.
We're running for SRP Council & Board because the people making decisions about your water and power shouldn't be the same people cutting deals with data centers. We're neighbors — not lobbyists.
Ratepayer advocate bringing accountability to SRP's infrastructure decisions.
Army veteran. Cybersecurity professional. Solar homeowner fighting for energy independence.
Artist and cybersecurity professional. Protecting Arizona's water for neighbors, not corporations.
Cheaper water.
Cheaper power.
Cheaper than yours.
Data centers get industrial electricity rates 41% lower than residential. They get water at bulk rates below what you're charged. And when the grid strains under record heat, you're the one asked to turn up your thermostat.
SRP hit an all-time record of 8,219 megawatts on August 4, 2024 — a 116 F day. Meanwhile, SRP has 42 data center projects on deck totaling over 10,000 MW of new demand. That's more than double SRP's entire generation capacity. Every new megawatt of infrastructure gets built with your rates.
Fair rates.
Full disclosure.
No more blank checks.
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01
Publish the water numbers
No more "proprietary" water usage. If you're consuming public water from public infrastructure, the public has a right to know how much. Mandatory annual disclosure for every facility over 1MW.
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02
End the rate discount
Data centers should pay at least what residential customers pay for water and power. No special industrial rates for billion-dollar companies consuming public resources in a drought.
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03
Require zero-water cooling
CyrusOne runs 8 facilities in Chandler with zero-water cooling. Microsoft is piloting it. If the technology exists, make it the standard — not a PR talking point.
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04
No grid build-out on ratepayer dimes
If data centers need SRP to double its generation capacity, data centers should pay for the infrastructure — not residential ratepayers through higher bills.
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05
Moratorium on new incentives
Freeze all new tax abatements, water guarantees, and subsidized rate deals for data center construction until independent impact studies are completed.
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06
Community benefit agreements
If a data center wants to operate here, it should invest here. Local hiring, infrastructure contributions, and community fund commitments — in writing, before permitting.
The pipeline
is bigger than
the grid.
The AI boom is accelerating data center construction across the Valley. New chips like Nvidia's Blackwell use far more electricity and need more cooling. Every facility in the pipeline will consume more water and power than what's already straining the grid.
This is your water.
Your grid.
Your vote.
The SRP election decides who controls your power and water. Vote for the Energy Freedom Team. Ratepayers come first.