“If [datacenters] are designed and properly built, they can be relatively quiet. On the other hand, if there is no consideration to the sound emissions from the facility, the facility can have impacts that are virtually catastrophic to the people nearby.”

Eric Zwerling · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-28

Zwerling said properly designed datacenters can be quiet but facilities that ignore sound emissions can have catastrophic impacts on nearby residents.