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Data Center Noise Lawsuits Test Limits of Local Ordinances

The proposed class action says the low-frequency sound is hard to measure and has already led to at least six noise-related lawsuits this year.

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A low-level hum coming from a Microsoft data center that’s hard to measure is a nuisance that’s hurting property values, Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, residents allege.

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Microsoft noise lawsuit is latest in legal wave hitting data center operations

One of the tech giant's data centers emits a hard-to-measure, low-level hum that Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, residents allege is a nuisance that’s hurting property values.

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Data center noise lawsuits test limits of local ordinances

A low-level hum coming from a Microsoft data center that’s hard to measure is a nuisance that’s hurting property values, Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, residents allege.

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Noise lawsuit is latest in legal wave hitting data center operations

A low-level hum coming from a Microsoft data center that’s hard to measure is a nuisance that’s hurting property values, Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, residents allege.

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Facilities Dive broke the news on Monday, August 31, 2026.
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