Protecting our Community from Data Centers
The West Virginia Legislature only meets from January to March so its vital you contact your state representatives NOW!
Why Data Centers Are Bad
Crash Property Values
Data centers dramatically lower local home values. No one wants to live next to a noisy, ugly, power-sucking data center.
Raise Utility Rates
Data centers use hundreds of megawatts of electricity and millions of gallons of water. This leads to dramatically higher power and water bills for you. When life is already too expensive, we shouldn’t have to pay even higher utility bills.
Increase Noise
Data centers are incredibly noisy. Massive fans, pumps, and air conditioners blast noise 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
False Promises
Data centers promise economic development, but after construction ends they create very few long-term jobs, leaving the local community with all the downsides and none of the benefits.
I didn’t know they were trying to build data centers in the Eastern Panhandle
You are not alone. Data center companies know people don’t want to live next to data centers so they try to keep a low-profile. Dozens of data centers have been built in Northern Virginia and those residents have learned that data centers are bad neighbors.
In the Eastern Panhandle, QTS wants to build two data centers on the Berkeley, Jefferson county border in Kearneysville, just down the road from the VA hospital and right next to a brand new neighborhood.
Planned Site in Kearneysville
What can I do?
We can make a difference in our community. Over $64 billion worth of data center construction has been blocked or delayed in 24 states due to nonpartisan community action.
First: Tell your friends and neighbors. The more people know the greater our impact.
Second: Contact your elected representatives and tell them that you don’t want data centers in our community.
