Hyperscale data centers and powerful opposition testimony
A letter to the editor argues that a proposed 900-megawatt, four-million-square-foot hyperscale data center in Vance County would harm residents through high electricity and water use, pollution, noise and land impacts. The writer supports a two-year statewide moratorium in North Carolina and cites testimony from Amanda Mueller about living near Vantage data centers in Texas.
A letter published by The Warren Record warns that a proposed hyperscale data center in Vance County would consume electricity equivalent to that used by hundreds of thousands of households, require substantial land and water resources, and create noise, pollution and other environmental concerns. The writer says residents are organizing to challenge the project and are seeking greater transparency from local officials, while also calling for a two-year statewide moratorium on hyperscale data centers and cryptocurrency mining in North Carolina.
The letter highlights testimony from Amanda Mueller, who describes construction dust, noise, water and air monitoring, and quality-of-life concerns near a Vantage data center in Texas. It also criticizes Duke Energy, utility regulators and technology companies for promoting data center development in exchange for promised jobs and tax benefits.