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Re: Northern Virginia has had enough with data centers
From: Sean Donelan <sean () donelan com>
Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2023 19:43:38 -0400 (EDT)
On Fri, 23 Jun 2023, Delong.com wrote:
Northern Virginia has about 275 data centersThere’s probably close to that number in the South Bay Area of California as well.
California is well-known for its state enviromental laws and zoning, so some of the issues with the 'wild-west' zoning of rural Virginia are different.
When data centers developers aren't required to add cost in NOVA, they don't. No water conservation, no air-quality controls, no off-site sound silencers. Stuff that may be required by California zoning.
I remember when we specified 'hospital-grade' silencers on outdoor equipment; and the push-back about the 'extra-cost.'
NOVA counties had zoning rules about decibel levels, but not sound frequencies or duration. The fan noise from the largest data centers in NOVA/Maryland have been measured up to a couple of miles away.
While the noise level may be less than the legal decibel level, the 24-hour drone (frequency) seems to penetrate standard house and building construction in NOVA. Its the night-time constant fan droning noises when people are trying to sleep which cause the most complaints.
As data centers proliferate, neighbors knock the noise https://wtop.com/local/2022/09/as-data-centers-proliferate-neighbors-knock-the-noise/ Data center cooling fan system noise control - low cost + efficiency gains https://invc.com/noise-control/data-center-noise-attenuation/ Science of data center noise | VERIFY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JflFFqbZ1X8
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