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Data Center Noise Limits

Data Centers & Crypto Mining

Decibel caps on data-center cooling and backup-generator noise at the property line, how and when noise is measured, tighter nighttime limits, and how communities enforce them against continuous hum.

0% permissive86% moderate1% strict(203 locations)

How Data Center Noise Limits Rules Differ by Place

203 places covered3 strict174 moderate1 permissive

Chandler, AZ: Chandler Data Center Noise Cannot Exceed Baseline

Heavy Restrictions

Chandler sets no fixed decibel cap for data centers; instead a data center's sound may not exceed the ambient baseline noise levels measured before construction, verified by…

Salinas, CA: Salinas Data Center Noise Rules

Heavy Restrictions

The City of Salinas sets no numeric decibel limits. Its noise ordinance, Municipal Code Sec. 5-12.02, is nuisance-based: it is unlawful to make any noise that disturbs the peace or…

Fairfax County, VA: Fairfax County Data Center Noise Limits

Heavy Restrictions

Fairfax County caps continuous data center noise at the property line: 55 dBA at night (10 p.m.-7 a.m.) and 60 dBA daytime where it reaches residential property. Every data center must…

Winnebago County, IL: Winnebago County Industrial Noise Exemption

Few Restrictions

Winnebago County's noise ordinance exempts industrial noise, including data center equipment, from its nighttime sound limits once it carries 100 feet or more from the source, and it…

Anchorage, AK: Anchorage Data Center Noise Mitigation Rule

Some Restrictions

Anchorage's zoning code makes data centers prove their noise stays within citywide property-line sound limits before a conditional use permit is granted.

Goodyear, AZ: Goodyear Data Center Noise Limit Rules

Some Restrictions

Goodyear folds its citywide noise-threshold table into data center review: mitigation must be built into approved site and building plans before a permit issues, capping noise at a…