Growing concerns over data center noise in northern Virginia

Name: Growing concerns over data center noise in northern Virginia
Uploaded: 2026-04-07T22:01:27.000Z
Duration: 2 min 51 s
Description: Residents in Sterling, Loudoun County, Virginia are raising concerns about debilitating, non-stop noise emanating from local data center complexes. They describe the noise as a constant whistle, significantly impacting their quality of life. This issue highlights growing community opposition to data center operations in Northern Virginia.

News Clip2:5113News Now·Sterling, Loudoun County, VA·4/7/2026

Residents in Sterling, Loudoun County, Virginia are raising concerns about debilitating, non-stop noise emanating from local data center complexes. They describe the noise as a constant whistle, significantly impacting their quality of life. This issue highlights growing community opposition to data center operations in Northern Virginia.

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Gov: Loudoun County

Northern Virginia is known as the data center capital of the world. But people living near them say they are producing noise that's not only annoying, but debilitating. Residents in Loudoun County say they can't get away from a non-stop whistle coming from a Sterling data center complex.  Matthew Torres at our DC sister station WUSA9 News has the story. 

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