Nope. It’s also about noise, both from the cooling systems and the generators on-site.
Also increased use of water and drawing down of the aquifers, and the increased cost of water services to the people. Or people maybe having to ration water, or maybe not even have it at all?
Also the heat island effect, where all that heat extracted from the datacenter can cause locally increased temperatures, which can be bad for the people, the animals, and the environment.
Also increased lighting, which hurts birds, and may keep people awake at night. No participation in Dark Skies projects, etc….
Also increased risk of damage to the water ecosystem, if leaks of toxic materials get into the creeks, the karst geography below the surface, and the aquifers. That can get into the local municipal water system, and poison the people.
Also increased risk of wildfire due to lithium batteries or generators on-site. And what happens to all the water and toxic foam that is used to put out any fires? Does that get dumped into the storm sewers and thus into the creeks, the karst geography, and the aquifers?
Nope. It’s also about noise, both from the cooling systems and the generators on-site.
Also increased use of water and drawing down of the aquifers, and the increased cost of water services to the people. Or people maybe having to ration water, or maybe not even have it at all?
Also the heat island effect, where all that heat extracted from the datacenter can cause locally increased temperatures, which can be bad for the people, the animals, and the environment.
Also increased lighting, which hurts birds, and may keep people awake at night. No participation in Dark Skies projects, etc….
Also increased risk of damage to the water ecosystem, if leaks of toxic materials get into the creeks, the karst geography below the surface, and the aquifers. That can get into the local municipal water system, and poison the people.
Also increased risk of wildfire due to lithium batteries or generators on-site. And what happens to all the water and toxic foam that is used to put out any fires? Does that get dumped into the storm sewers and thus into the creeks, the karst geography, and the aquifers?
Yes, I’ve been studying this subject for a while.