It’s true that many of the first constructed data centers were powered by on-site generators that ran 24/7, three hundred sixty-five days of the year. These generators produced sounds/noise above the normal operational sounds/noise of an electricity powered facility.
In the early days of data center construction, electric companies/providers did not have the capacity to fully power all these initial centers. This is not the case today. These companies/providers now forecast load demands years in advance for the potential data center construction.
New state-of-the-art data centers, like the proposed one for Shreveport, have generators for backup in case of power failures. This emergency planning is much like hospitals, businesses, and homes. Thus, generator noise from new data centers will be rare, not constant, for adjoining land owners.
A SWEPCO executive advised the Shreveport City Council yesterday at its meeting that SWEPCO had sufficient power capacity for the proposed Shreveport data center. He additionally advised that construction and operation of the data center would NOT raise electricity rates for consumers.
John came to Shreveport in January of 1977 when he was transferred to Barksdale AFB.
He’s been active in Shreveport politics since deciding to make Shreveport his home.
John practiced law for 40 years and he now monitors local politics. He regularly attends Shreveport City Council and Caddo Parish Commission meetings.
John is published weekly in The Inquisitor, bi-monthly in The Forum News, and frequently in the Shreveport Times.
He enjoys addressing civic groups on local government issues and elections.