Intelligence Update
Data centers face new scrutiny over heat island effect
Opposition to data center developments has been spreading due to local issues such as rising electricity prices, noise pollution, water consumption, a changing landscape, as well as the global issue of greenhouse gas emissions. A fresh charge has been recently added to that list: causing local temperature increases due to the heat island effect.
Built-up areas tend to be hotter than rural or natural areas, due to the well-researched and widely recognized urban heat island effect. This is mainly caused by the absorption of solar energy by buildings and road surfaces, which in turn heats up the air. But data centers are garnering extra attention lately because they can also emit large amounts of waste heat near population centers.
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