EMF exposure from powerlines and electrical infrastructure is associated with childhood leukemia and several other health impacts.
Electronic components within data centers, including power distribution systems, servers, cooling systems, and networking equipment, generate electromagnetic fields during normal operation. In addition, large data centers require extensive electrical infrastructure build outs, including high-capacity substations, transformers, switchgear, and transmission corridors (new powerlines). The new and expanded electrical transmission/power line rights-of-way often cut through neighborhoods, parks, and conserved land.
Thus, as data center energy demand grows, so does the scale of the surrounding electrical infrastructure, increasing community exposure to non-ionizing electromagnetic fields (EMFs).
Data centers can therefore increase environmental levels of EMFs through both external electrical infrastructure and internal operational equipment, including:
- Extremely Low Frequency (ELF) Magnetic and Electric Fields: Generated by transmission lines (powerlines), transformers, and electrical distribution systems supplying the data center.
- Power Quality Distortion, Harmonics, and High-Frequency Voltage Transients, (AKA Electromagnetic Interference and Dirty Electricity): from large electrical loads, switching power supplies, power inverters, variable frequency drives (VFDs), and high-frequency power conversion equipment.
- Radiofrequency (RF): by wireless communication systems, networking equipment, and telecommunications infrastructure supporting data center operations.
Non-ionizing EMFs have been linked in credible peer reviewed and published scientific studies to childhood leukemia, central nervous system tumors, brain cancer, breast cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, cognitive dysfunction, miscarriage, ADHD, obesity, asthma, oxidative stress, free radical formation, and DNA damage.
The EMFs from the electrical grid infrastructure build-out for data center energy use must be properly mitigated.
Scientific Research on Non-ionizing EMF and Health
Scientific research over several decades has examined health effects associated with long-term exposure to elevated ELF magnetic fields. Several epidemiological studies have reported associations between chronic residential exposure and increased risk of childhood leukemia.
Industry and international guidelines primarily address short-term, acute effects (such as nerve stimulation), and are set far above the levels associated with childhood cancer in long-term epidemiological studies. In 2002, the WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) determined that ELF-EMF magnetic fields are “possibly carcinogenic” to humans due to this research.
Although the US does not have federal safety limits, the often cited ICNIRP and IEEE exposure limits for fields at 60 Hz (fields are 2,000–9,000 milligauss. However, the levels where epidemiologic studies have reported associations with childhood leukemia are 3–4 milligauss, thousands of times lower. People living in homes very close to powerlines can be exposed to 3-4 milligauss due to the proximity and it is perfectly legal. No laws have been broken, yet no laws exist.
As transmission corridors expand and electrical loads intensify near residential areas and schools, measures to mitigate exposure should be a critical part of the broader public health discussion.
Peer Reviewed Studies on EMF Exposure Have Reported Increased Cancer and Other Health Effects
- A 2022 systematic review by Brabant et al. in Reviews on Environmental Health found that long-term exposure to magnetic fields above 0.4 µT (4 milligauss) was associated with increased risk of childhood leukemia, particularly acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
- A 2021 meta-analysis of 33 studies concluded a significant association between powerline ELF exposure and childhood leukemia, with possible dose-response effects.
- A study of children in Mexico City by Correa‐Correa et al. 2025 found children exposed to 4 milligauss (ELF-EMF) in their homes had a significantly increased risk of central nervous system tumors.
- Kaiser Permanente studies reported that prenatal ELF-EMF magnetic field exposure was associated with increased miscarriage risk and also ADHD, obesity, and asthma.
David Carpenter, MD, Director of the Institute for Health and the Environment at the University at Albany, published a review of the research in Environmental Research concluding that the source of funding affects study findings and states that:
“When one allows for bias reflected in source of funding, the evidence that magnetic fields increase risk of cancer is neither inconsistent nor inconclusive. Furthermore adults are also at risk, not just children, and there is strong evidence for cancers in addition to leukemia, particularly brain and breast cancer.”
The Majority of Research Studies Find EMF Health Effects
Dr. Henry Lai, Professor Emeritus at the University of Washington, Editor Emeritus of the journal, Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine, and an emeritus member of the International Commission on the Biological Effects of EMF, has compiled summaries of the research on the biological effects of exposure to radio frequency (RFR) and extremely low frequency (ELF) and static electromagnetic fields (EMF). His set of abstracts, which covers the period from 1990 through November 2025 constitutes a comprehensive collection of the peer-reviewed research.
Dr. Lai reports that the preponderance of research has found that exposure to RFR or ELF EMF produces oxidative effects or free radicals, and damages DNA. This information is posted on Dr. Joel Moskowitz website SaferEMR.com.
Power line EMF Linked to Alzheimer’s Disease, and Cognitive Effects
Studies have found higher rates of Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia close to high voltage powerlines.
A National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health supported study of high occupational ELF-EMF exposure reported associations with cognitive dysfunction and dementia, likely due to amyloid beta accumulation and reduced melatonin.
“The results of this study indicate that working in an occupation with high or M/H MF exposure may increase the risk of severe cognitive dysfunction. Smoking and older age may increase the deleterious effect of MF exposure.”
As another example, a large 18-year nationwide cohort study published in Environment International (2026) found effects beginning around 0.5 mG ( milligauss), with stronger associations observed in the 1–3 mG range, a range commonly found in homes close to electrical grid infrastructure.
The US never set federal safety standards on EMF
Although the U.S. once had a strong EPA research program, actively working on setting safety standards, it was defunded. Before research was terminated, the EPA and other expert groups had concluded that safety was not necessarily assured as studies were mounting indicating effects at low levels.
Early drafts of EPA reports evaluating potential health risks from EMF exposure in the 1990’s recommended classifying power-frequency EMFs as “probable human carcinogens” and radiofrequency radiation as “possible human carcinogens.” These reports became controversial and were later removed in subsequent revisions. Although the draft assessments were reviewed by the EPA Science Advisory Board and other federal agencies, the EPA reports were never finalized and were ultimately shelved. One of the revised EPA draft documents, which was never formally adopted, remains publicly available online here.
In 1999, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) issued a report that concluded that extremely low frequency (ELF) magnetic fields should be classified as a “possible human carcinogen.”
A major 2002 California State Health and Human Services report “An Evaluation of the Possible Risks From Electric and Magnetic Fields (EMFs) From Power Lines, Internal Wiring, Electrical Occupations and Appliances” concluded that EMFs may increase risks of childhood leukemia, brain cancer, ALS, and miscarriage. There have even been out-of-court settlements for EMF exposure, such as one in Massachusetts where high magnetic fields in a child’s bedroom were linked to leukemia. However, in contrast to numerous other countries, the U.S. has no ongoing activities to create federal safety limits or ensure public health protection. Thus, despite increasing exposures, the U.S. does not have any federal regulations for allowed exposure to ELF EMF or associated magnetic fields based on an up to date review of the scientific research on health effects.
Industry Guidelines Do Not Ensure Public Health Protection
The exposure limits established by the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) are frequently cited in discussions of extremely low frequency (ELF) electromagnetic fields. However, these limits have important limitations when applied to environmental health, land-use planning, and long-term community exposure as they are only designed to prevent short-term, acute biological effects, such as nerve or muscle stimulation, and these limits are not based on a risk assessment with robust review of scientific evidence related to long-term or lifetime exposure. ICNIRP and IEEE adopt a threshold-based approach focused on acute effects and are often misused as “proof of safety,” which can obscure the need for risk mitigation.
ICNIRP and IEEE limits are set at levels far higher – thousands of times higher- than those associated with cancer and other adverse biological effects.
The ICNRP and IEEE guidelines do not address proximity to homes or schools, duration of exposure, or opportunities to reduce exposure through design. In addition, they do not account for infrastructure-related factors such as grounding quality, neutral return paths, load variability, or stray currents, meaning compliance with the limits alone does not ensure good engineering practice or minimization of avoidable exposure.
Other countries have more protections for EMF exposure in place
In contrast to the US. Numerous countries have policies to mitigate exposure to EMF hundreds and thousands of times lower
- The Netherlands: Since 2005, policies have been in place to reduce ELF-EMF in homes, schools, and kindergartens. In 2013, houses under 380–220 kV lines were bought out because of the ELF exposure. A 2018 Health Council report reaffirmed links to cancer and recommended reducing ELF-EMF.
- United Kingdom: Government promotes a precautionary policy to reduce EMF including optimum phasing for high-voltage overhead power lines, a series of engineering measures designed to reduce net currents, and encourages substations be sited away from homes. For low-voltage distribution networks (132 kV and below), the precautionary best practice measures to reduce EMF are set out in Engineering Recommendation G92 published by the Energy Networks Association.
- Germany: A 2013 Ordinance requires all feasible measures to minimize ELF-EMF exposure. 220 kV lines cannot be erected over buildings intended for long-term human occupancy.
- Israel: The maximum permissible ELF-EMF exposure in schools and residences is 4 mG per recommendations of the Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of Health.
- French Polynesia: The government-run public awareness campaign advises maintaining at least 1–1.5 meters from induction stoves and other EMF-generating appliances.
- France: Ministerial guidance discourages new hospitals, maternity wards, and childcare facilities near power lines, cables, and transformers where fields exceed 1 µT. The grid operator must monitor EMF emissions near power lines, and citizens can request measurements via local authorities.
- Slovenia: ELF limits are set at 10% of the EU reference value for new or modified installations near residences, schools, kindergartens, hospitals, playgrounds, parks, and public buildings.
- Denmark: Utilities must measure magnetic fields at new installations; annual averages should not exceed 4 mG, and no kindergartens or new buildings may be built near high-voltage lines.
- Switzerland: The Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection Act establishes precautionary EMF exposure limits for new installations.The country also measures, monitors and reports EMF levels.
- Croatia: Reduced ELF-EMF limits apply to sensitive areas, including homes, offices, schools, playgrounds, kindergartens, maternity wards, hospitals, and care facilities.
- Luxembourg: Ministerial recommendation prohibits new living spaces within 20 meters of 65 kV lines and 30 meters of 100–220 kV lines.
- Finland: The radiation authority STUK advises avoiding permanent residences where magnetic flux density continuously exceeds ~0.4 µT.
- Norway: A 0.4 µT “investigation level” applies to new homes, schools, kindergartens, and power lines; if exceeded, exposure-reduction measures are evaluated and implemented if reasonable.
- Italy: The 2017 Environment Ministry Decree recommends minimizing indoor ELF-EMF exposure; a precautionary “attention value” applies to 24-hour median exposure in homes, schools, playgrounds, and other spaces where people spend over 4 hours.
- Belgium: In Flanders, new power lines should be avoided near schools and childcare centers, and exposure over homes should be minimized. Year-averaged exposure near new schools and childcare centers should not exceed 4 mG. In Brussels, transformers near areas where children under 15 may be present must maintain a 24-hour average below 4 mG.
“4.1 Siting “DNOs should make reasonably practicable efforts not to site new final-distribution substations directly against living areas of homes etc (this is intended to cover homes, other residential properties, schools, libraries, and other public spaces with similar levels of occupancy).”
-From the United Kingdom- Guidelines for best practice in relation to electric and magnetic fields (EMFs) in the design and management of low voltage distribution networks, Engineering Recommendation G92 Issue 2 2018
Yet in the US, there are no policies to ensure people are protected. This must change.
Data Centers Are Sources of Harmonics
A Bloomberg report documented more than three-quarters of highly distorted power readings in the U.S. occur within 50 miles of large data center activity with a strong link between proximity to data centers and worsening harmonics. More than half of the households experiencing the worst distortions were located within 20 miles of significant data center activity. (AI Needs So Much Power, It’s Making Yours Worse– Bloomberg; AI data centers causing “distortions” in US power grid – Data Center Dynamics).
This area is in need of ongoing accountability and research as current regulations are woefully inadequate. While industry would purport that it has regulations pointing to IEEE 519 (Recommended Practice and Requirements for Harmonic Control in Electric Power Systems) which states that Total Voltage Harmonic Distortion (VTHD) should not exceed 5.0%, and individual voltage harmonics should not exceed 3.0% at the Point of Common Coupling (PCC), these these standards are not consistently monitored, enforced, or independently verified in practice in neighborhoods surrounding data centers. Moreover, compliance measurements are limited in scope. Standard industry measurement tools do not capture the full spectrum of harmonic distortion and radiated emissions associated with high-load facilities such as data centers, as supraharmonics (2–150 kHz) for example, are rarely measured.
Radiofrequency (RF) Emissions From Wireless Antennas
Large buildings, including data centers, may host telecommunications antennas such as cellular base station antennas, cell towers, microwave transmitters, or other wireless network infrastructure. These wireless communications systems emit radiofrequency (RF) electromagnetic radiation and can increase environmental RF radiation exposures in nearby areas, particularly when antennas are mounted on rooftops or elevated structures. Equinix (one of the largest global data-center operators) explicitly details how it provides rooftop space for RF emitting antennas.
When new electrical transmission corridors are built to supply power to large facilities, RF emitting antennas may also be installed on transmission towers or other structures within the corridor. Because these corridors often pass near homes, schools, and parks, such installations could introduce additional radiofrequency (RF) emissions in nearby communities.
Current U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) limits for radiofrequency (RF) radiation were established in 1996 and are based on preventing short-term heating effects of short term exposures. The limits are not designed to address cancer or other health effects reported in studies at exposure levels much lower than FCC limits. Numerous scientists and medical organizations have called for updated exposure guidelines and policy approaches that reduce RF radiation exposure to mitigate health risk, especially near homes, schools, and other sensitive locations.
Top Recommendations For Data Centers Regarding EMF
1. Full Transparency in Electrical Infrastructure and EMF Projections
The full scope of required electrical infrastructure for the facility should be publicly disclosed and incorporated into the application process. Applications should include projected magnetic field (EMF) modeling at the property boundary and at nearby sensitive receptors (e.g., homes, schools, parks) under both typical and peak load conditions. EMF levels should be audited and monitored ongoing post construction.
All EMF data should be presented in a clear, publicly accessible, and easy-to-understand format.
- Disclose whether the facility will include high-voltage substations, major transformers, and new or upgraded transmission or distribution lines.
- Conduct baseline EMF measurements prior to energization.
- Perform post-energization verification EMF measurements under both typical and peak electrical loads.
- Require ongoing monitoring and periodic verification testing of EMF levels after construction.
- Require additional measurements if electrical demand increases or electrical infrastructure is expanded.
- Publicly post all EMF measurement results—including locations, dates, load conditions, equipment used, and applicable standards—in clear, easy-to-understand formats on publicly accessible websites.
- If wireless telecommunications antennas or microwave transmitters are installed on the facility, radiofrequency (RF) emissions should also be disclosed and evaluated, including projected exposure levels at nearby homes, schools, and public areas.
2. Setback and Corridor Planning to Mitgate EMF
At a minimum corridor planning should:
- Separate high-voltage corridors from schools and residences where feasible
- Avoid routing major feeder lines directly near or beneath schools, playgrounds or child-occupied structures
- Incorporate structural buffer zones
3. Magnetic Field (EMF) Risk Mitigation Measures
Magnetic field (EMF) exposure from data centers and associated electrical infrastructure should be minimized through infrastructure design, configuration, and siting decisions. Because magnetic fields penetrate most common building materials and are not effectively blocked by shielding, reducing exposure at the source is essential. Priority should be given to burial of transmission and distribution lines, application of established EMF mitigation techniques, and site design practices that limit off-site magnetic field exposure.
- Ensure the ambient magnetic field <= 0.5 mG
- Powerlines should be buried.
- Design electrical infrastructure to mitigate EMF exposure and minimize unnecessary current flow near occupied spaces.
- Incorporate established power line EMF mitigation techniques (e.g., phase configuration, line spacing optimization).
- On-site dedicated power generation is ideal to reduce reliance on expanded high-voltage transmission corridors.
- Mitigation measures should be fully disclosed, and any decision not to bury lines or implement additional EMF reduction steps should be clearly justified and publicly documented.
4. Harmonic Mitigation
Applicants should provide disclosure of harmonic modeling associated with on-site electrical systems and utility interconnections, including total harmonic distortion (THD) and planned mitigation measures.
While harmonics are often discussed in terms of harmful impacts on appliances and electronics, such as lower energy efficiency and equipment that ages faster, these electrical issues can also impact the health of people in their homes via EMF exposure.
- Ensure the grid complies with the National Electrical Safety Code (NESC), including proper neutral return paths.
- Applicants should submit harmonic impact studies as part of the utility interconnection review process.
- Power quality should be monitored to ensure data centers do not introduce or “leak” harmonic distortion or dirty electricity onto the surrounding electric grid. Total Voltage Harmonic Distortion (VTHD) levels at the Point of Common Coupling (the location where the facility connects to the utility grid) should be regularly measured and publicly reported.
- Independent power quality measurements should also be conducted at nearby residential distribution feeders and schools.
- Facilities should measure and monitor supraharmonic emissions.
- Harmonic distortion should be mitigated to the lowest feasible levels through engineered solutions.
5. RF Radiation Mitigation
- The potential for RF-emitting antennas to be placed within electrical transmission corridors should be disclosed at the beginning of the application process and evaluated under the same setback and transparency requirements.
- If antennas are installed on the facility, applicants should disclose the equipment type, operating frequencies, and projected RF exposure levels at the property boundary and at nearby homes, schools, and public spaces.
- To reduce exposure, antenna installations should follow prudent siting practices, including locating antennas away from residential areas where feasible, avoiding placement near schools and child-occupied buildings, and maintaining appropriate setbacks.
- RF compliance modeling and post-installation verification measurements should be conducted, and results should be publicly available to ensure transparency and regulatory compliance.
Additional Key Environmental Issues of Data Centers
Data Centers Increase Air Pollution
Data centers increase air pollution, and are expected to contribute to 1,300 premature deaths every year in the U.S. by 2030, disproportionately affecting certain low-income communities according to a report by Caltech and University of California Riverside. One of the researchers stated that, “The findings reveal that the total public health burden of U.S. AI data centers in 2030 is valued at up to more than $20 billion per year.”
Virginia Commonwealth University research found data center air pollution in Northern Virginia has increased significantly as the number of facilities has grown, with emissions such as carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxides rising sharply between 2015 and 2023. While current emissions are still a small share of total regional pollution, they can create localized pollution hotspots near clusters of data centers, and permitted emissions levels indicate pollution could increase substantially in the future if data centers operate up to their full permitted limits.
Air pollution from data centers comes from both on-site diesel backup generators and the fossil fuels burned to produce the electricity they consume. Diesel generators emit fine particulate matter (PM2.5), nitrogen oxides (NOₓ), and other toxic pollutants that can penetrate deep into the lungs and increase the risk of asthma, heart disease, and other respiratory problems. In addition, when data centers draw electricity from power plants that burn coal, oil, or natural gas, those facilities release pollutants into the air. These emissions contribute to smog, acid rain, climate change, and both short- and long-term health risks, particularly for children, older adults, and people with existing lung conditions.
The Unpaid Toll: Quantifying and Addressing the Public Health Impact of Data Centers
AI’s deadly air pollution toll | UCR News | UC Riverside
Report links data center to rare cancers, raising questions about central Ohioans’ safety
Pitt, D., Suen, E., and Plisko, E. (2026). VCU Institute for Sustainable Energy and Environment. “Localized Air Pollution Impacts from Data Centers in Northern Virginia.”
Data Centers Impact Water Quality By Concentrating Contaminants
According to the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, data centers significantly impact water quality by using millions of gallons daily for evaporative cooling and then discharging concentrated wastewater (“blowdown”). A 2025 CERES Report found annual water use tied to data center electricity consumption is projected to rise by as much as 400% in the coming years, while water used directly for cooling operations could increase by up to 870%.
U.S. data centers consumed about 17 billion gallons of water in 2023 – with hyperscale and colocation facilities using the lion’s share (84%) – according to estimates in the 2024 Berkeley Lab report.
An investigation by residents and local officials featured in Rolling Stone documented how the nitrate-contaminated groundwater near an Amazon data center in Oregon was associated with increased cancers and miscarriages. The report describes how when nitrate-laden aquifer water is used for cooling, some evaporates, but the nitrates remain and become even more concentrated.
Excessive, unregulated groundwater extraction can also drop water tables, leading to increased sediment, contaminants, and lower water quality in local wells. Overall, rapid data center growth could raise water stress in already strained basins by up to 17% annually, with even sharper increases during peak demand seasons.
Data Centers Increase Noise Pollution
Data centers can increase environmental noise exposure in surrounding communities due to the continuous operation of machines, including fans, pumps, and backup generators. These machines often operate 24 hours a day and produce persistent, continuous low-frequency noise and hum that travels farther than typical urban sounds. Some report noise even at 2 miles or even up to 4.5 miles away in quiet areas. The noise is often described as a constant, high-pitched whine or drone that causes significant disruption, migraines, and sleep issues for residents
Because low-frequency sound penetrates walls and building materials more easily than higher-frequency noise, residents living near large data-center campuses often experience this background noise both outdoors and inside homes.
The Washington Post, As data centers expand in Northern Virginia, some are noisy neighbors featured a family’s situation:
“Carlos Yanes believes he can tell when the world’s internet activity spikes most nights. It’s when he hears the sounds of revving machinery, followed by a whirring peal of exhaust fans that are part of the computer equipment cooling system inside an Amazon Web Services data center about 600 feet from his house. The sound keeps him awake, usually while nursing a headache brought on by the noise, and has largely driven his family out of the upstairs portion of their Great Oaks home, where the sound is loudest.”
Some of the sound produced by the industrial-scale cooling systems and mechanical equipment occurs in the low-frequency and infrasonic range (below ~20 Hz). Infrasound is generally not perceived as a conventional sound by humans but may be experienced as pressure, vibration, or rumbling. Research on environmental infrasound and low-frequency noise from industrial infrastructure has linked chronic exposure to sleep disturbance, stress responses, headaches, and reduced quality of life in some communities. These frequencies can propagate long distances and may be experienced even when conventional noise limits appear to be met.
To reduce potential impacts, data-center planning should include noise and low-frequency sound assessments during the permitting process, including modeling of nighttime conditions and cumulative effects from multiple facilities. Mitigation strategies may include several miles of setbacks from residential areas, acoustic enclosures for mechanical equipment, vibration isolation for large fans and compressors, quiet cooling technologies, and ongoing monitoring of low-frequency noise and infrasound. Transparent reporting and community engagement is important.
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EMF Studies to know
Asthma
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Miscarriage
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Oxidative Stress
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Industry Influence
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Cancer
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