HomeMy WebLinkAbout2026-09-21 Sheila Gallien Testimony--
From: Sheila Gallien
To: Planning LPC Testimony
Subject: Bill 170 & Planning Department Public Comments
Date: Monday, September 21, 2026 11:30:16 AM
I support the intent of Bill 170, section 1, and urge the Leeward Planning Commission to
recommend a stronger definition of "data center" that distinguishes data-center processing.
The original bill defines a data center using subjective language that a developer's attorney
can easily argue around in court. I am asking the commission to recommend an objective,
airtight definition grounded in what the facility physically contains and how much power it
draws.
Specifically, I am asking the commission to recommend this language:
"Data center" means a facility used for the industrial-scale operation of
computer systems and associated equipment [for the processing, computing,
transmission, or dissemination of digital data] that requires supporting
infrastructure beyond that typically accessory or incidental to office,
commercial, or public and private institutional uses[.], including a single facility
and any campus of multiple facilities under common ownership or control
whose combined electrical demand meets or exceeds 5 megawatts.
Thank you,
Sheila Gallien