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They're just awful to live near; the folks that are clamoring for more cheap tokens should try moving in next door to the token factory.
by mrhottakes 3mo ago
They're just awful to live near; the folks that are clamoring for more cheap tokens should try moving in next door to the token factory.
- WarmWash 3mo agoThere is a study from ASU that found they are awful to live within....1200ft of.
- Aurornis 3mo agoThey probably would be awful to have a house next to, but which if the hyperscale data center proposals are near residential areas? The really large data centers have to go into areas with a lot of land and utility connections. These are usually zoned commercial or industrial already.
- throw7 3mo agoI heard about one in northern virginia which seems to be the front lines in this debate. It has onsite power generation which seems to be going 24/7 which is positively awful if you have to live next to that.
- ipython 3mo agoHere's three links to get you started. https://virginiamercury.com/2026/06/29/virginias-romance-with-data-centers-has-cooled-but-nobody-benefits-if-theres-a-full-breakup/ https://virginiamercury.com/2026/06/29/virginias-romance-wit... https://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2025/0320/data-center-alley-power-lines-farmland https://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2025/0320/data-center-... https://www.insidenova.com/news/loudoun/report-ashburn-residents-being-offered-4m-per-acre-to-sell-to-data-center-developers/article_f35fe52d-6f85-4aab-af62-b1d3ce504791.html https://www.insidenova.com/news/loudoun/report-ashburn-resid...