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by Aurornis 6 days ago
They 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.
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ipython 6 days ago
Here's three links to get you started.

https://virginiamercury.com/2026/06/29/virginias-romance-wit...

https://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2025/0320/data-center-...

https://www.insidenova.com/news/loudoun/report-ashburn-resid...

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throw7 6 days ago
I 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.
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