- Hut 8’s proposed Beacon Point data center campus in Nueces County raises concerns about noise pollution for nearby residents, according to a researcher’s study.
Questions remain about water use, power demand and economic impacts as Florida-based contractor Hut 8 moves forward with its proposed Beacon Point data center campus in Nueces County.
Now, a researcher who studied communities living near large concentrations of data centers says another issue should be part of the conversation: noise.
Beacon Point is a planned 525-acre artificial intelligence data center campus near Robstown. Earlier this year, Hut 8 announced a 15-year lease agreement valued at $9.8 billion for the project’s first phase, making it one of the largest developments proposed for the Coastal Bend…