Contractor says 525-acre data center won’t create noise issues, researcher urges public scrutiny

  • 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…

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