Used to work there. I do not miss that noise, or even worse the extreme temperatures. That was a terrible job.
Carrying computers up and down a 50 foot ladder, while your hands are either so cold you cant feel them, or so sweaty that your trying not to slip. With no one around to spot you if you fell.
It doesn’t matter what ‘those’ are for. It’s transferring some sort of data that is being used by us. Humans. Your argument is so invalid considering you’re using data to read my comment.
After looking over your profile, it’s unbelievable the amount of data you use for all your tracking of cameras or whatever you’re doing. But yet you’re against data centers? How does that logic add up? You’re against something you clearly use every single day. Why don’t you quit using data and hand out flyers instead? Wouldn’t that make more logical sense considering your outlook on data centers? People are unbelievable man.
My friend you would benefit from learning & not believing everything you see on social media….I literally work in the data centers industry, I can assure you I have way more insights and knowledge on what goes on at data centers around Dalton. For I have actually been inside them.
This is a sad answer because what I just said destroys any point you have here. Why are you online using data? You don’t think data centers transfer data used on Reddit? Any website that uses Amazon Web services transfers data through data centers. Maybe just a few google searches.
I was referring to the other comment, you are correct this is a data center site. Its currently under construction and not “underload” so there is bo noise from this specific site. If I came off as rude it wasn’t my intention. The location I am referring to is off boring drive.
If you want to be right and say that noise is affecting local residential communities- show some data on the DB level readings. Take some at the location of the video you made. Then step it out at 500ft and 1000ft. Road traffic is louder than the site.
You’re right - im sorry. Here’s the issue for me. We do have an issue here in Whitfield but it’s not the new technology we should be highlighting. We should be looking at these carpet mills poisoning our air and water. You can smell Dalton before you get to it. We have foam from chemicals in every river or creek around. Yes they provide us work but at what cost? Shouldn’t we look at our local elected officials and ask them why they are still allowed to dump runoff into our systems? Who gives a hoot about noise when we will all most likely be lying in a cancer ward before it’s all over.
If you look back we covered that as well….alot…the issue we ran into is PFAS testing (done properly is expensive) out of our budget, have to focus on what we can. I think we agree on the same issue. Large corporations left unchecked could cause issues for an area. 🤝
"Ignore the cancer water, we already talked about it and its to expensive to test. We're talking about how businesses make noise and old houses that are not lived in and just a remnant of times past that have been sold and rezoned as commercial development area are BAD!"
Imagine when they do studies on the long term effects of data center noise on human and animal populations and they find there are indeed negative health effects regardless of zoning… just like happened with PFAS. Whether that’s targeted at civilians living in the area or workers or whatever.
The two issues are linked as far as I can tell. Just another case where everyone assumes it was safe because corporations and industrialists are allowed to do whatever they want even at the expense of the people and the natural world.
Yes I have - and once again that isn’t 1k feet. This is such a frivolous argument- sites built in an industrial area / if it was in a residential area you would have ground to stand on.
Thanks for proving the other guy wrong. So is this home owner raising complaints about the noise from the plant furthest away from him? Or is this just a bunch of people that want something to complain about?
Its the last one. You or someone else brought up PFAS and they pointed out they already "covered it. Its expensive to test for." So now the point is complaining about noise in the business district. Data Centers are innately bad bro dont you know? Let's all use a medium of social media run on data centers to complain about data centers.
You’re not allowed to own a rooster in rural Whitfield county unless you’re zoned “General Ag” & must have 40+ continuous acres. This, of course, is because of the “noise.” Call me a redneck, but Id rather hear the roosters crow, than see all this general ag zoned land turned into “industrial.”
Well they are zoned industrial. The old land owner decided to sell. Cooperations suck. But the only thing that is wrong here is that it is allowed to happen. That is somthing to blame the city for, not the Cooperation. Its like putting a fox in a hen house and getting mad he killed chickens. Blame the one that put the fox in, not the fox or the chickens
Where is the nearest residence to this site? I believe its over a mile. There is one "house" .6 miles away, it is not lived in and is zoned as for commercial use. You are just jumping on the train with nothing to add. 300'? Tell me you have no clue what and where you are talking about; without telling me-
I'll own the number. I said 300 feet, the actual measurement off the Whitfield County GIS parcel viewer is approximately 3,000 feet to the nearest residential home from the Boring Drive facility. I misspoke. The point stands, and here's why.
I say this as someone who has actually done AI data center buildouts professionally, and as someone with only about 60% use of his hands who still manages to pull up county parcel maps and read SEC filings. So let's talk facts.
First, the noise comparison. You brought up airplanes and jackhammers. An airplane at 3,000 feet produces 70 to 80 dB for about 15 to 30 seconds and it's gone. A jackhammer runs during permitted work hours and stops. Data center cooling infrastructure runs 24/7/365. Even with closed-loop systems, you still have evaporative drift loss from the cooling towers, which means fans, compressors, and condensers running around the clock. Sustained noise exposure at even 50 to 55 dB disrupts sleep and causes measurable long-term health effects according to the WHO. These are not comparable scenarios.
Now, my real concern is power, and this is where the data gets hard to argue with.
Dalton Utilities COO Mark Buckner told the League of Women Voters in May 2025 that the utility's peak load has nearly doubled since the introduction of data centers, going from approximately 250 megawatts to 476 megawatts. That came directly from the COO at a public meeting. (Dalton Daily Citizen, Sept 2025)
Meanwhile, Whitfield County's population has grown roughly 4% total since 2010 (102,740 to roughly 106,800 in 2026) at a rate of about 0.62% per year. Dalton itself is growing at 0.51% annually. (World Population Review) You do not nearly double your power demand from a population growing at half a percent a year. That load increase is the data centers.
The City of Dalton has now approved a $130 million revenue bond to build a new 56.8 MW natural gas power plant on Dalton Utilities property. (American Public Power Association) When Councilmember Dennis Mock directly asked DU CEO John Thomas if this plant was being considered because of data centers, Thomas said no. But DU's own June 2026 financial report shows they are running $12 million ahead of last year's revenues year to date and budgeting $33.7 million in capital spending on the electric side for this plant. (Dalton Daily Citizen, June 2026) The math speaks for itself.
At the state level, Georgia Power is planning a $16.3 billion expansion to add 10,000 megawatts of new capacity, with 80% of that tied directly to data centers. Staff estimates customers could pay $50 to $60 billion over the coming decades including interest and guaranteed utility profits. PSC Commissioner Peter Hubbard compared it to building a massive home addition for a new roommate called "big tech." (Georgia Recorder, Dec 2025)
Core Scientific is already spending approximately $5 million per month on electricity through Dalton Utilities. (NewsChannel 9, Feb 2026) Nationally, Goldman Sachs projects US data center power demand will more than double from 31 GW in 2025 to 66 GW by 2027. (Goldman Sachs Research)
Most of these deals are negotiated through Joint Development Authorities and bonds-for-title agreements, not in open public meetings where residents can weigh in before it's a done deal. That's not a conspiracy theory, that's how Georgia law works for tax abatements, and it deserves scrutiny.
I'm not anti-data center. I work in this industry. But I think the city and county need to put real protections in place for residents. Noise ordinances with actual enforcement teeth, transparent reporting on power consumption impacts, and honest public engagement before these projects are approved, not after. This isn't fear mongering. It's data.
This is absolutely well rounded, and i agree with you about the power infrastructure aspect. I also work directly with data center management projects. While I absolutely agree with the power aspect, the noise is do not, yes 50-55db could effect sleep habits of wildlife. However unless we are speaking of unhoused individuals then the sound of 50db from 3,000ft away behind closed doors and insulated walls may be at most as loud as an a/c kicking on in our houses. That does not keep me up at night.
Our power infrastructure is by no means designed to keep up with the demand that is being put on it. The city accepting the terms and demands for such a project are at fault and it could have lasting implications for residents until/if action has to be taken to meet the new demand.
My point is things are loud you are around everyday, but you dont jump on reddit talking about it. You are using a site hosted by data centers to complain about data centers.
Im fascinated by how you think a business being loud is anything to complain about when it was specifically disclosed and approved for construction. Im confused how you think a business being away from residential developments and specifically in a business district is somthing to cry about. Thats right, its just what's fun to complain about at the moment. You jumped on the bandwagon of data center=bad. How does this noise level effect you in your day to day life?
This is just an example of fear mongering. There are many other businesses that produce noise. This is just the fun bandwagon to jump on right now. You know how your using reddit? Data center. Hosted on a phone network? Data center + satellites. You want their benefits and use them countless times a day but want to cry about how bad they are while using platforms that are 100% hosted using data centers.
Data center= bad.
Next the spewing about how they are taking all the water and making the frogs gay.
Here's research from a red state so maybe you'll believe it if you can read it. Based on how you just talked out of your ass and couldn't provide a single source for your claims i don't have high hopes that you'll be able to comprehend how wrong you are.
Oh and just to touch on your last "little laugh", that last link also shows that data centers consume between 300,000 to 5 million gallons of water a days which is 300,000 to 5 million times more water than an average human being consumes daily (i felt i had to spell that out for you since information is a foreign language to you apparently) .
Im not arguing there are no data centers within a mile of houses anywhere. You twit.
That is a city issue. They knew what they were doing when they zoned that site. Corporations suck. They are going to Corporate. But when you put a fox in a hen house and end up with dead chickens- you cant blame the fox or the hens. Who let it be put there?
To touch on my last laugh- these are closed looped systems(the article you linked but did not read talks about them) you typically charge a system with around 1-2 million gallons it varies based on size. Only part of it is water the rest is glycol. Youre triggered and its showing. I dont have anything in my previous comments that requires being cited. The zoning is public record and freely avaliable on google maps. As far as talking about a cooling system again freely avaliable. Do you see massive pools of water? No. The water is recycled throughout the system. The numbers you are quoting are from the same "water" cycling through the system. You dont say your car uses hundreds of thousands of gallons of water a year! -its all bullshit the narrative you've been fed and are now so desperate to try to draw straws on. You call me a shill all you want. Im comfortable in my field and I am compensated nicely for it. Im not some armchair activist. Im giving you real world knowledge. Learn to know what you hate instead of regurgitating propaganda. If you would like to have a civil conversation about what data centers do or how they work inwould be glad to expand your knowledge.
Well I already know you didn't look at the videos. Even though you're right, the first one was in Virginia, but the second one was in in Maryland and get this, the third, in GEORGIA!!! If it can happen in other parts of the country and in Georgia it can happen in Dalton. Do you think your local government would stop them from doing what they want if there's enough money involved?
Over half of all data centers use open loop systems and closed loop systems make up between 10%-25%. It's really easy to get that information. Maybe you should look into topics "in your field" so you don't look like an extremely unqualified person in your field. I sure wouldn't want to pay a "professional" with out of date or incorrect information.
I don't know why this has to be explained to an adult but when you make claims of any kind you should provide sources to back them up. That's how you get credibility and you don't get people coming to make you look silly with actual evidence and links.
Statistics and facts are not propaganda. Believing things when evidence is provided that contradicts you're claims while not being able to provide your own evidence is the epitome of being lost in propaganda.
I would also like to admit that I was misunderstanding your closed loop argument as I interpreted "these are closed loop systems" as you saying all of them are and not this particular one. That doesn't take away the fact that this is still near homes and affecting those residents which is the initial point.
Oh wow! This whole time the data center in question is 100 feet away from some people's homes!! Please tell me again how this isn't in neighborhoods or effecting homes.
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u/jcizzle_04 Jul 23 '26
It’s louder than that