This is exactly the point I brought up to the Orange County Board of County Commissioners when they were considering a moratorium on data centres. OC needs rules on backup power, what kind and how long it’s run, before allowing them in the county
My god. A Virginia data center ran backup diesel generators full blast for 24 hours, creating a giant cloud of toxic smoke that choked its human neighbors. The government claimed there was nothing they could do.
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