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On the other hand, crypto mining facilities and AI data centers often lead to noise complaints by neighbors. The machines used for crypto mining facilities and AI data centers operate around the clock and are usually cooled by banks of noisy fans.
When it opened in 2022, the crypto mining facility in Glencoe had sound levels of 80 to 85 decibels, about the same as a gasoline-powered lawnmower or leaf blower.
Eddie Gould, 80, said his blood pressure has increased since Revolve Labs, known at the time as Bit49, moved in next door. “The anxiety is high. It’s a major part of our life that wasn’t there before,” Gould said.
Gould walked out of his home on Thursday and held his phone out his back door, letting a loud, steady drone come through the speakers. “Nothing is going to replace the three years of torture we’ve had,” he said.
Similar noise complaints from residents living near crypto mining facilities have been reported in Texas, North Dakota and Arkansas.
In southwestern Minnesota, concerns about noise led to dozens of residents in Windom voicing their opposition in August to a conditional use application by Revolve Labs to build a facility there.