Protecting our Community from Data Centers
The Governor just announced new 550 acre data center in Falling Waters, Berkeley County.
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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, there are two different sites under development:
QTS wants to build 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.
Penzance wants to build a 550 acre mega site in Falling Waters.
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, especially state level officials, and tell them that you don’t want data centers in our community. Laws passed last year by the state legislature limit local control over data center construction.
Third: Attend County Planning Commission Meetings They meet on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of each month at 6:00 PM (400 W. Stephen St. in Martinsburg). By law, major site plan approvals require public hearings. Show up to voice your concerns about data centers.
Forth: Attend County Commission meetings. Regular sessions are held most Thursdays and begin at 9:30 A.M. in the Commission Chambers (Suite 205) at 400 West Stephen Street, Martinsburg, WV. Check the county website for an updated schedule.
