Data Centers – these hubs are popping up everywhere. In this episode of Hamner It Out, a look at data centers, including their resource usage, will be covered with guest Dan Franklin.

The massive size of these centers requires massive amounts of resources – water and electricity, which could place some communities at risk.

As always, stay vigilant. Do your own research. I’ll catch you on the flip side.

Resources:

https://english.elpais.com/technology/2025-02-07/us-admits-data-centers-are-harmful-to-health.html

https://dgtlinfra.com/data-center-water-usage/

https://www.energy.gov/articles/doe-releases-new-report-evaluating-increase-electricity-demand-data-centers

https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/the-staggering-ecological-impacts-of-computation-and-the-cloud/

https://www.staxengineering.com/stax-hub/the-environmental-impact-of-data-centers/

https://www.parkplacetechnologies.com/blog/environmental-impact-data-centers/