alt Hacker NewsTo be even more nuanced, the land is not typically taken entirely. The more typical solution is an easement with compensation for the land owner to cover the reduction in utility.
Transmission lines are pretty harmless when considering things that could be built instead. Zero emissions, silent, no illumination, etc.
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These are not silent nor zero emission. These do emit large electromagnetic fields that interfere with some electronics. There are also some studies that show higher risk of childhood leukemia and potentially negative affects to sensitive groups such as people with neurodiverse conditions. They also tend to hum and crackle. At times you will have helicopters doing line work too.
Pretty harmless? That's easy to say until it's your land and view that now has pylons and restrictions dumped on it.
My parents got $7000 when the state wanted to shave their hill for better visibility around a road curve. They lost a pretty cherry tree.
What's the voltage of power lines to datacenters?
Is the nuance you're contributing here substantiated in the proposals being discussed in the article?
Transmission lines emit EMF which seem pretty harmless unless you're a pollinator or migratory bird. Maybe the home owners are just making a fuss so they can get a better payout to improve the amenities in the bunkers that comprise their subterranean community of concrete beneath the barren badlands of the over-world. At the very least, they should ensure respirators and gaussmeters for able-bodied coal miner minors.
> Transmission lines are pretty harmless
Debatable. Some studies found this:
https://emfradar.com/articles/power-lines-childhood-leukemia
Then some other studies mostly invalidated that.
> Zero emissions, silent, no illumination, etc.
Mostly silent. High voltage transmission lines may have a low-frequency hum. You have to stand directly under them to hear it though.