Unveiling the Hidden Dangers: What the Proposed Trenton Data Center Could Mean for Dade County’s Future
So, not only do residents usually have to pay for part of the data center’s electricity usage, but nearby homes may pay higher electric bills because their homes will get too hot!
In our town, we already have issues with water. Sometimes it smells funny. Sometimes the pressure goes down. We have LOTS of farmers here! Large data centers need millions of gallons of water for cooling their systems. This puts a tremendous strain on local water supplies. But, even worse:
“Discharging heated wastewater back into rivers and waterways. This wastewater, also called blowdown, may contain salts and minerals, corrosion/scaling inhibitors, biocides, heavy metals from piping systems, refrigerants, and PFAS chemicals.” – EHSciences.org
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