Data centers effects visually on historic landscapes are easy to comprehend. However, many people see this subject strictly as a NIMBY issue (Not In My Back Yard), which will affect only those in direct proximity to the center, but that is not true. In part two below are two articles one from US News and World Report and the other from Consumer Reports that discuss how data centers effect everyone financially in terms of the impact they have on consumers electric and water bills, which will only worsen over time, and other effects.

US News and World Report- US News by Reuters (link)

Consumer Reports (link)