Penn Futures/Data Centers are needed by huge businesses that gather billions of bytes of information daily as part of there normal operations. These Penn Futures/Data Centers are considered as “The cloud” for many of the businesses that use them. Information is highly lucrative for these companies to retain and share with others.

The building size needed to create the space to house one of these centers is one million square feet. Height restrictions in our township is 20 feet, the height of a two story building. For this company, they would require 13 to 15 acres.

The cooling system for these Penn Futures/Data Centers are considered “Closed Loop” systems. When I think about a closed loop system, I picture a vehicle as having one. These Penn Futures/Data Centers require a minimum of 100,000 gallons of water “Daily” just to function. As much as 40 percent of the water is lost to evaporation, 100,000 gallons every day! Our water just gone!

Now think about the electricity needed, to generate the heat needed to evaporate 100,000 gallons of water daily, “Holy Crap.” Our electric bills can increase as much as 267 percent, it has happened already in other counties in the country.

Let’s talk about decibels, the Data Center produces 67 decibels during peak operations, and 57 decibels during off peak hours. Our township decibel level is 42, the windmills were 55 decibels and they were denied!

The residents need to know, who is going to redrill the wells when the water no longer is at their wells? What will happen to property values? This Penn Futures/Data Center needs to be in an Industrial Area, not on a R/2 residential area with residents on all sides, and right next to an agricultural farm. Not a good fit for our community. Thank you for your time!

William L. Miller

Jim Thorpe