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On 2026-05-11 @AndyMasley reported the data center is technically below the…

2026-05-11 · 00:38 UTC ·@AndyMasley ·1 min read

Brief

The data center is technically under the county noise-action threshold yet produces a persistent low-frequency hum neighbors say lowers quality of life. Andy Masley and a midnight video from Merissa Hansen attribute most noise to temporary gas turbines, which won’t be removed until grid hookup that’s now delayed and could take up to seven years, revealing regulatory gaps.

Why it matters

On 2026-05-11 @AndyMasley reported the data center is technically below the county's noise-action threshold but emits a constant low-level hum that is lowering quality of life for nearby homes.

Key details

  • Most of the noise is coming from temporary gas turbines that are to be removed once the facility is connected to the grid, but that grid connection has been delayed and could take up to seven years.
  • Merissa Hansen posted a video recorded at midnight showing the audible hum outside hundreds of adjacent residential homes; Masley asserts many jurisdictions lack adequate rules to govern prolonged 'temporary' turbine noise.
Source evidence

This one's a completely real problem, the data center is technically under the noise threshold where the county acts but produces enough constant annoying low level hum that it's lowering quality of life for the homes nearby. A lot of the noise is coming from temporary gas turbines that will be gone once it's fully connected to the grid, but that timeline's been extended way back and could be as much as 7 years now. This is a ridiculous situation that imo a lot of places don't have good rules to govern well right now.

Merissa Hansen (@merissahansen17)

This is what it sounds like living next to a data center. The video below was recorded at midnight, and the data center is situated next to 100s of residential homes.

Video

— https://nitter.net/merissahansen17/status/2053485908775641478#m