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Ashburn/Loudoun resident here, lived right next to us-east-1 for 10+ years. No, the noise is not impactful. The data centers are very quiet on the outside. More

Ashburn/Loudoun resident here, lived right next to us-east-1 for 10+ years. No, the noise is not impactful. The data centers are very quiet on the outside. More noise comes from Dulles Airport nearby. Main problem is 1. visuals. They are horrendous blobs to look at. 2. land/electricity values. Gone up a lot in the past few years. Happy to answer any questions.

chinathrow 11mo ago
Your noise statement is one datapoint, there are others in the article. Who's right regarding the noise?
- guywithahat 11mo ago
  Well noise drops off following an inverse square law, so possibly everyone. Moving down just a couple houses can significantly cut down on noise pollution.
  - bittercynic 11mo ago
    The direction of wind and shape of terrain has a huge effect on noise, too. If a noise source is down wind of you the gradient in wind speed wrt elevation effectively makes the noise curve upwards, and even very loud things can sometimes be inaudible at ground level.
- tomhallett 11mo ago
  Also live near the data centers. While I'm obviously not 100% sure, I think that blue one is on Glenn Dr - for a bit of context, that is less than 3 miles (drive) from the Dulles International Airport. I'll see if I can record a video of the sound later tonight. https://www.google.com/maps/place/38%C2%B059'57.6%22N+77%C2%B025'45.4%22W/@38.9993543,-77.4289559,3a,75y,207.86h,84.63t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1s5jxwCCLWNumhKWXc_gt_-g!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D5.371097748892581%26panoid%3D5jxwCCLWNumhKWXc_gt_-g%26yaw%3D207.8581982422048!7i16384!8i8192!4m4!3m3!8m2!3d38.999331!4d-77.429263?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MTAyMi4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D https://www.google.com/maps/place/38%C2%B059'57.6%22N+77%C2%...
- lemonlime227 11mo ago
  I agree, my experience is anecdotal. Generally never heard much from Loudoun residents about noise (Loudoun is where most of the N. VA data centers are), it's more of a complaint you hear online from people in other parts of the country that are having data centers built near them. Again, anecdotal.
opengrass 11mo ago
How's the power bill?
- lemonlime227 11mo ago
  Not great. Gone up a bit recently, but it's just another bill that I've budgeted for.

chinathrow 11mo ago

Your noise statement is one datapoint, there are others in the article. Who's right regarding the noise?

guywithahat 11mo ago
Well noise drops off following an inverse square law, so possibly everyone. Moving down just a couple houses can significantly cut down on noise pollution.
- bittercynic 11mo ago
  The direction of wind and shape of terrain has a huge effect on noise, too. If a noise source is down wind of you the gradient in wind speed wrt elevation effectively makes the noise curve upwards, and even very loud things can sometimes be inaudible at ground level.
tomhallett 11mo ago
Also live near the data centers. While I'm obviously not 100% sure, I think that blue one is on Glenn Dr - for a bit of context, that is less than 3 miles (drive) from the Dulles International Airport. I'll see if I can record a video of the sound later tonight. https://www.google.com/maps/place/38%C2%B059'57.6%22N+77%C2%B025'45.4%22W/@38.9993543,-77.4289559,3a,75y,207.86h,84.63t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1s5jxwCCLWNumhKWXc_gt_-g!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D5.371097748892581%26panoid%3D5jxwCCLWNumhKWXc_gt_-g%26yaw%3D207.8581982422048!7i16384!8i8192!4m4!3m3!8m2!3d38.999331!4d-77.429263?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MTAyMi4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D https://www.google.com/maps/place/38%C2%B059'57.6%22N+77%C2%...
lemonlime227 11mo ago
I agree, my experience is anecdotal. Generally never heard much from Loudoun residents about noise (Loudoun is where most of the N. VA data centers are), it's more of a complaint you hear online from people in other parts of the country that are having data centers built near them. Again, anecdotal.

opengrass 11mo ago

How's the power bill?

lemonlime227 11mo ago
Not great. Gone up a bit recently, but it's just another bill that I've budgeted for.