What happens when a 75-megawatt data center moves into a rural neighborhood? At first, probably construction traffic, dust and noise. Once it begins operating, traffic should decline dramatically, but the facility would become a substantial consumer of electricity while relying on an unusual cooling design intended to minimize water consumption.
That is how Southern Methodist University professor Sreekumar Bhaskaran sees the proposed BT Aycock Data Center east of Princeton after reviewing planning and water-use documents for the project.
Bhaskaran, a professor and chair of the Information Technology and Operations Management Department at SMU’s Cox School of Business, reviewed planning and water-use documents for the proposed data center. He holds a doctorate in supply chain and operations management from the University of Texas at Austin.
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