'It sounds like someone set up a vacuum, like in your living room': Michigan residents sue AI data center emitting noise 24/7 — company fined for industrial noise ordinance violations, offers to buy homes from residents
According to WXYZ, the data center, which is owned by Alliance Cloud Services LLC, a subsidiary of Hyperscale Data, used to be an industrial building that sat behind a row of pine trees across the street from the most affected residents. The site started development in 2018 and was eventually turned into a cryptocurrency mining center in 2021. But in 2024, something changed drastically when the building started emitting noise pollution around the clock.
- ▪According to WXYZ, the data center, which is owned by Alliance Cloud Services LLC, a subsidiary of Hyperscale Data, used to be an industrial building that sat behind a row of pine trees across the street from the most affected residents.
- ▪The site started development in 2018 and was eventually turned into a cryptocurrency mining center in 2021.
- ▪But in 2024, something changed drastically when the building started emitting noise pollution around the clock.
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Tech Industry Data Centers 'It sounds like someone set up a vacuum, like in your living room': Michigan residents sue AI data center emitting noise 24/7 — company fined for industrial noise ordinance violations, offers to buy homes from residents News By Jowi Morales Published 27 July 2026 Some residents have been there for almost 100 years When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Getty / Bloomberg) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Residents of Dowagiac, Michigan, just filed a lawsuit against a data center that allegedly generated a high-pitched whining…
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