Report: California Data Center Emissions Tripled From 2019 to 2023, Could Drive $266M in Annual Health Costs by 2028

Authors say guardrails and a cleaner grid can mitigate data center carbon emissions, diesel pollution and water use

A new report released today, An Assessment of California Data Centers’ Environmental and Public Health Impacts, authored by researchers from the University of California, Riverside and produced by the think tank Next 10 shows that from 2019 to 2023, health impacts from California’s data centers have tripled — and could rise by another 72% by 2028 unless strong mitigation policies are enacted.