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Posted on 6/17/26 at 8:36 am to Edwardo
Ensure the Land Use Plan for that area states the zoning is appropriate for a data center. Sounds like it would be going from Rural Agriculture to Business which would require your local county or municipality approval.
Also get your AL elected leadership to enact legislation to require the Data Center to ensure their electric and water requirements are handled by THEM, and not passed off to others in the surrounding community.
To my surprise we have had bi-partisan support by NC legislatures to ensure Data Centers don't disrupt local community utilities and drain resources.
Also get your AL elected leadership to enact legislation to require the Data Center to ensure their electric and water requirements are handled by THEM, and not passed off to others in the surrounding community.
To my surprise we have had bi-partisan support by NC legislatures to ensure Data Centers don't disrupt local community utilities and drain resources.
Posted on 6/17/26 at 8:43 am to Edwardo
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with good deer
You are going to be annoyed by the constant buzzing sounds.
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Posted on 6/17/26 at 8:47 am to Edwardo
At the end of the day it may help you. Hear me out
The DC is going to bring electricity, water, and a well paved road to your property line. Due to easement of necessity laws, you’ll now have better access through the DC property.
Data centers, once built, are silent operations for the most part, so it won’t affect your peace on your property.
In general I’d prefer we didn’t have them chewing up our rural land but it could work out well for you in the short and long runs
The DC is going to bring electricity, water, and a well paved road to your property line. Due to easement of necessity laws, you’ll now have better access through the DC property.
Data centers, once built, are silent operations for the most part, so it won’t affect your peace on your property.
In general I’d prefer we didn’t have them chewing up our rural land but it could work out well for you in the short and long runs
Posted on 6/17/26 at 8:48 am to Edwardo
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I recently got news that an adjoining landowner is planning to sell his land for the purpose of a data center. My property is a tree farm with good deer and turkey hunting. It is only accessible through the adjoining landowner’s property by way of a dirt county road; the county road ends at my property. It is located in SE Alabama. What would you guys suggest as to my options if any? How might the data center affect my property value and access, etc? Any thoughts?
Put it up for sale asking 4x market value. If you get your asking price sell it and enjoy the money. If you do not get your asking price go to a lawyer and make sure you have a ROW through the adjoining property. If you do then do not worry. If you do not then get one so you can access your property.
Posted on 6/17/26 at 8:49 am to Edwardo
One thing I don't understand is why all of these enormous data centers are needed and being replicated all over the place for AI. Does every company need an AI data center/super computer, do I need my own AI data center, or data going to be collected on every square inch of the planet including everything everyone does or says?
Posted on 6/17/26 at 8:52 am to HC87
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Ensure the Land Use Plan for that area states the zoning is appropriate for a data center. Sounds like it would be going from Rural Agriculture to Business which would require your local county or municipality approval.
All the zoning is done before the land purchase takes place 99% of the time. These DC are cash cows for local governments. Hut8 which is building one north of BR is about to cut West Fel parish a check for $10 million and it isn’t even up and running yet.
Posted on 6/17/26 at 8:55 am to 98eagle
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One thing I don't understand is why all of these enormous data centers are needed and being replicated all over the place for AI. Does every company need an AI data center/super computer, do I need my own AI data center, or data going to be collected on every square inch of the planet including everything everyone does or says?
They need at least a 200 Megawatt DC to run AI. Most of the Amazon and Azure DC are 75-125MW. It takes much more computing power to run AI than normal applications. Until quantum chips get perfected this is the way.
This post was edited on 6/17/26 at 8:57 am
Posted on 6/17/26 at 9:00 am to lsufan1971
Yeah but is AI some distributed network or something? Why are hundreds or thousands of these tremendously sized computer farms needed across the country? Computer chips and storage are significantly faster and smaller. Why are acres of gigantic data centers needed at multiple sites across every state?
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Posted on 6/17/26 at 9:00 am to 10thyrsr
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Even then, the company would need to provide alternative access to your property.
Not necessarily. He still may have to figure another way to get to his property. We learned this lesson the hard way with a camp my family owned.
Posted on 6/17/26 at 9:07 am to Edwardo
The value is pretty high if you can sell to another data center company.
Posted on 6/17/26 at 9:31 am to Captain Lafitte
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Get in touch with Erin Brockovich?
She's got big tits and didn't do that much with Bayou Corne homeowners when she came over to Louisiana.
Posted on 6/17/26 at 9:59 am to Edwardo
Do you have a deeded easement?
Posted on 6/17/26 at 10:14 am to Edwardo
Did you town/city push it through without a vote? That's what's happening nation wide. Data honchos come in and railroad their way into getting it built by "donating" to the local council members which then must sign NDA's. Wildlife will move to greener pastures as the data centers make terrible noise/bright lights and emissions. They also affect water pressure and cause water pollution.
Surrounding homes and lands property values decrease significantly.
Surrounding homes and lands property values decrease significantly.
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Key Concerns Regarding Cooling Tower Emissions:Drift (Contaminant Drift): While the vapor is pure, small liquid water droplets known as "drift" can be carried out of the tower by airflow. This drift can contain concentrated dissolved solids, scale inhibitors, biocide treatment chemicals, and heavy metals.
Legionella Bacteria: The warm, moist environment of cooling towers is a known breeding ground for Legionella bacteria. Proper maintenance and chemical treatment are required to prevent the release of these bacteria into the air.
Chemical Treatment Agents: To prevent scaling and corrosion, operators use chemical treatments, including biocides (like bromine (highly toxic)or chlorine dioxide) and inhibitors, which are concentrated in the remaining water and potentially released via drift.
Discharge (Blowdown): Roughly 20–30% of the water used is not evaporated but discharged as "blowdown," which is high in concentrated contaminants and can pose a risk to local water treatment facilities.
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“So those particles can penetrate into people’s lungs and create a lot of immediate health outcomes, like asthma, heart attack and even premature death.”
Dr. Ren said this pollutant has immediate health effects because of how easily it can enter your lungs and bloodstream. Evidence suggests there is no safe level of PM2.5.
Posted on 6/17/26 at 11:39 am to lsufan1971
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All the zoning is done before the land purchase takes place 99% of the time.
With SMART developers, yes. Based on the initial post -- "I recently got news that an adjoining landowner is planning to sell his land for the purpose of a data center." -- there may still be time.
We had a developer right on the fringe of our small town buy farmland for the purpose of turning it into high-density apartments (325 units). The residents signed a petition (over 600 signatures) and showed up in HUGE numbers at commissioner meetings, and the commissioners did the right thing by rejecting the rezoning proposal. The residents basically told the developer GTFO....it was priceless.
Posted on 6/17/26 at 1:17 pm to tilco
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Posters in this site throw around terms like they know what it means
Social media has turned the brains of so many wingnuts to absolute mush.
Posted on 6/17/26 at 6:20 pm to Dixie2023
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Seems to be a lot. All day every day something pops up of one being built, farmer land threatened or low balled. Land even next to Nashville zoo. It’s just really weird.
Do you get prompts every time a gas plant gets permitted? For many years my company designed and built gas plants, and I’m going to tell you, there was a shite ton of them built. Still are. Was that weird? Why is this weird?
When you, the consumer, desires something, the market responds by giving you what you want. You wanted gas plants, so we gave you gas plants. Now you want data centers, so we’re giving you data centers. Why are you bitching that we’re giving to you what you asked for?
Posted on 6/17/26 at 6:22 pm to Edwardo
Data Centers are going to bring back main st Americana. Quit your bitching about your “farm”.
Posted on 6/17/26 at 6:27 pm to Edwardo
Here's what I don't understand. Why are we just now hearing about these "data centers?" How did businesses get by without them for decades, but now they're going to be all over the place?
Not to mention that they will allegedly soak up a ton of the supply of local energy and water. Something just seems off here.
Not to mention that they will allegedly soak up a ton of the supply of local energy and water. Something just seems off here.
Posted on 6/17/26 at 6:31 pm to KCT
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Here's what I don't understand. Why are we just now hearing about these "data centers?" How did businesses get by without them for decades, but now they're going to be all over the place?
Not to mention that they will allegedly soak up a ton of the supply of local energy and water. Something just seems off here.
Could it be part of the 2030 agenda to herd people into 15 minute cities and use up precious water supplies? They are already receiving multi billion dollar tax abatements and if they sell before the date they are supposed to be there...the taxpayers are on the hook.
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