ThatChildNextDoor OP t1_iujeng0 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 7:51 PM

>Henrico also landed a $144 million investment from QTS, a data center company that set up a network access point for three subsea telecommunications cables from Virginia Beach, which connect to data networks in Europe, South America and the United States. QTS announced in July it would expand its White Oak Technology Park data center by 1.5 million square feet, near Meta Platforms Inc.’s 970,000-square-foot data center.

I know that data centers take up a lot of energy, but do they actually offer a return of investment to the area?

Vapid_Ingenue t1_iujgnth wrote on October 31, 2022 at 8:05 PM

The one I'm working at has fed over 1000 families for the past few years. We recently hit 10,000,000 man hours

Chickenmoons t1_iujoon5 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 9:00 PM

How many employees?

Vapid_Ingenue t1_iujpomt wrote on October 31, 2022 at 9:07 PM

At full bore we've had around 1200 trades workers

sleevieb t1_iuk5ca4 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 11:06 PM

Like when they built it?

Vapid_Ingenue t1_iuk5rwp wrote on October 31, 2022 at 11:09 PM

Yes. It's still being built. Buildings 1, 2 and 3 are operational. Buildings 5 and 6 have not been completed. The ten million man hours are in reference to the construction of the complex

sleevieb t1_iuk6m8c wrote on October 31, 2022 at 11:16 PM

Briefly and then are eye sores, noise polluters, and provider employment for an absolute skeleton crew in most cases.

Better than a parking lot but worse than everything else.