@btnewsroom: The massive Vantage data center in Sterling, Virginia was never hooked up to the power grid – its generators are its sole source of electricity, producing a constant 24/7 high pitched whine. Residents of the neighborhood have resorted to putting up plexiglass and mattresses up against their windows to try and block out the noise. When asked if she had any advice for those who live in areas planned for new data center construction, one resident stated plainly, “Do everything in your power to try to stop it from being built.”