Wisconsin residents sue over ‘constant humming’ at Microsoft data center, say they’re stuck inside

A group of Wisconsin residents says Microsoft’s newly finished data center has become disruptive enough that spending time in their yards and on their patios is no longer enjoyable.

Those complaints have now turned into a class-action lawsuit, with neighbors near the Mount Pleasant site arguing that a persistent “constant humming” from the facility has pushed them indoors.

What happened?

The Center Square reported that Sturtevant residents living near Microsoft’s Fairwater data center in Mount Pleasant have brought a class-action lawsuit over the facility’s “excessive noise.”

They are asking for compensatory damages, attorney’s fees, and a court order to stop the sound…

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