1.  Noise Pollution

 

a. A datacenter might produce industrial noise than can be heard (and felt) for miles.

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b. Noise produced by a datacenter might be a constant nuisance to surrounding residential areas.

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2.  Visual Decay

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a. The architectural design of datacenters are often industrial (like a factory) and might be hideous in an otherwise beautiful location.

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b. The industrial design of a datacenter might destroy the visual beauty of surrounding residential areas.

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3. Property Value & Resale

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a. A datacenter might cause difficulty when nearby homeowners want to sell (or rent) their homes.

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i. Unlike nearby schools, retail, restaurants, or parks, a datacenter might be unappealing to home buyers (or renters).

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ii. Home owners might be unable to sell (or rent) their property at the same price as similar homes that don't have a datacenter nearby.

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4.  Strain on Water Resources

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a. A modern datacenter can require significant amounts of water for cooling (due to heat generated by it's equipment).

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b. If a datacenter is located in an area that lacks infinite water resources, and or experiences extremely warm weather, it might cause water limitations or restrictions on nearby residential areas (especially during periods of low rainfall or drought).

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c. If a datacenter discharges water as part of it's cooling processes, unnecessary strain might be placed on the systems that provide safe drinking water to nearby residential areas.

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5.  Strain on Electrical Resources

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a. A modern datacenter can require significant amounts of electricity (for it's equipment).

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b. If a datacenter is located in an area that lacks infinite electrical capacity, a datacenter might cause power outages for nearby residents (especially during periods of extremely warm or cold weather).

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6.  Lack of Revenue

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a. The presence of a datacenter might lead to future tax-revenue loss due to population stagnation or decline in the surrounding area.

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i. Potential home buyers might seek communities that don't have a datacenter nearby.

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ii. Existing residents might relocate to communities that don't have a datacenter nearby.

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iii. Land developers and home builders might avoid investing in the surrounding area (due to home buyers not wanting to live near a datacenter).

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iv. Commercial developers (retailers, restaurants, etc.) might avoid the surrounding area due to lack of residential population growth.

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v. Any tax-revenue gained (by local government) from a datacenter might be insignificant if housing and commercial growth are negatively affected by the datacenter itself.

 

iv. Without residential or commercial growth, a future tax-revenue deficit might leave the local government unable to fund basic services for its residents.

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7.  Lack of Employment

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a. A modern datacenter might create very few permanent jobs for local residents (after construction).

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b. Workers present in a datacenter might be transient.

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i. They might work for other (non-local) companies that simply rent space in the datacenter.

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ii. They might not live in the surrounding area (this means no associated local tax-revenue from them owning a home).

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iii. They might only occasionally visit the datacenter (this means rare and inconsistent revenue for local businesses such as restaurants and retail).

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8.  Poor Reputation

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a. A town, city, or county with a datacenter might earn a negative reputation (making it undesirable for home buyers, renters, and visitors).

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i. "Datacenter-City"

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ii. A place where residents were sold out by their own government.

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iii. "Big-Tech-Whores"
 

iv. A place where the government prostituted itself and the lives of it's residents.

v. "Environmental Rapists"

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vi. A place where corporations outsmarted the government.

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vii. "Idiot-City"