Ann Vaughan

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The MeatEater Podcast · Ep. 902: The Pros, Cons, and Complications of Data Centers · 13 Jul 2026 podcast

backyard in some cases.

Nice homes and a big data center right behind.

And they're starting to say, no more.

They're starting to worry about backup power.

Doesn't run all the time, but it has to test.

And then if there's a power outage, that's going to burn diesel.

Diesel is one of the worst things that you can burn for air pollution and health.

And so Northern Virginia is an example of a community that welcomed data centers.

kind of prospered with them and is starting to hit a breaking point.

The mood has started to get much tougher and there's gonna have to be a conversation.

Even so, even in Northern Virginia,

The actual land use of data centers by just square footage is... The campuses themselves are still less than 3% of the land in Loudoun County, the most data center populated county.

And if you just looked at the buildings, it was less than 1% of the land.

And that is data center capital of the world.

Yeah, yeah.

There are certainly denser urban environments.

This becomes a real concern with so many resources and water flow and everything.

So the communities that...

You know, some communities that have welcome data centers are still experiencing backlash.

And I think it's because it's just such a profound change.

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