“It’s That Bad”: Virginia Residents Battling Constant Noise From Data Center Generators
Louden County, Virginia: The boom in data centers is led by Virginia, which has 287 and the largest concentration of them in the US. Louden County is called “Data Center Alley.” Residents near the Vantage Data Centers facility have experienced constant, high-pitched whining or ringing sound coming from the site’s massive backup generators for over a year because it runs entirely on its own on-site power plant rather than having a connection to the grid. Data centers generate almost half of Loudoun County’s property tax revenues. The facilities consumed approximately 26% of Virginia’s total electricity in 2023.
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