US data centers use enough electricity to power upwards of 16 million homes annually – the statistics on why opposition groups are pushing for People Over Profit The rapid construction of AI data centers has angered local residents, and they have every right to be angry. #data_centers #local_residents #million_homes #homes_annually #power_upwards #opposition_groups #rapid_construction
One of the biggest data center projects in the US found to be sucking up 29 million gallons of water over 15 months — and local residents only found out after complaining of low pressure, when they were initially told to stop watering their lawns Fayette County declined to fine QTS after hidden water usage surfaced following complaints about weak residential water pressure locally. #data_center #local_residents #center_projects #Fayette_County #lawns_Fayette #County_declined #fine_QTS #million_gallons #pressure_locally #biggest_data
‘Dizziness, nausea, vertigo, and sleep disruption’: The undetectable hum of AI data centers is making local residents sick AI data centers rely on noisy equipment to function, and it is having a physical effect on local residents. #data_centers #local_residents #sleep_disruption’ #Dizziness #undetectable_hum #noisy_equipment #physical_effect
