The more Americans hear about datacenters, the less they like them
FAS says negotiate harder 8 days ago Americans are growing more and more wary of datacenters, with a Pew Research Center survey finding sharp rises since January in those who view the effect on the environment, energy bills, and nearby communities negatively.Pew surveyed 10,548 US adults between July 20 and August 9. Fifty-four percent said datacenters were mostly bad for the environment, up from 39 percent in January. Half said they were mostly bad for household energy costs, up from 38 percent, while 49 percent viewed them negatively for the quality of life of nearby residents, up from 30 percent.In each category, only 4 percent described their impact as mostly good.
- ▪FAS says negotiate harder 8 days ago Americans are growing more and more wary of datacenters, with a Pew Research Center survey finding sharp rises since January in those who view the effect on the environment, energy bills, and nearby comm
- ▪Fifty-four percent said datacenters were mostly bad for the environment, up from 39 percent in January.
- ▪Half said they were mostly bad for household energy costs, up from 38 percent, while 49 percent viewed them negatively for the quality of life of nearby residents, up from 30 percent.In each category, only 4 percent described their impact a
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