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Data center community guides.
Explore plain-language guides to data center site selection, power, water, sound, and measurable community benefits. Each guide identifies the definitions, evidence, and public questions that make local discussions more useful.
Site selection
A plain-language guide to evaluating data center sites, residential separation, land use, screening, access, and community compatibility.
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Understand data center power demand, IT load, PUE, grid upgrades, backup generation, and the questions communities should ask.
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Learn how data center cooling affects water withdrawal and consumption, and how to compare potable, reclaimed, average, and peak demand.
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A community guide to data center noise studies, dBA and dBC, low-frequency sound, receptor locations, nighttime limits, and barriers.
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A framework for evaluating data center taxes, jobs, local suppliers, workforce programs, school support, and enforceable public reporting.
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