Measuring the health costs of data center growth
We translate emissions, air quality, and health data into independent evidence for decisions about data centers and the energy infrastructure that powers them.
Credit: Hugh Kenny, The Piedmont Environmental Council
OUR WORK
STRATOS DATA CENTER · BOX ELDER COUNTY, UTAH
Powering Stratos: The Health Costs
Explore EmPower's estimates of the air pollution, health harms, and economic damages from the proposed Stratos data center's on-site methane-gas power generation.
COMPANY OVERVIEW
Empower Analytics Group
Learn about EmPower's expertise, analytical approach, and experience assessing the public health impacts of data centers and energy infrastructure.
Selected reporting featuring EmPower’s analyses and Michael Cork’s expertise.
IN THE NEWS
LEADERSHIP
Michael Cork, Ph.D., MPH
Founder & CEO
Dr. Michael Cork is an environmental health scientist who leads EmPower Analytics Group’s assessments of the public-health and economic impacts of energy and data center infrastructure. His work translates complex emissions, air-quality, and health data into evidence that communities and decision-makers can use in planning and permitting proceedings.
Dr. Cork holds a Ph.D. in Biostatistics from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and an MPH from the University of Washington. His research focuses on quantitative methods for understanding how environmental exposures affect population health, with work published in Nature, The Lancet HIV, and the Journal of the Royal Statistical Society.
OUR EXPERTISE
EmPower works with epidemiologists, data scientists, and researchers with expertise in environmental health, geospatial analysis, energy systems, and environmental economics. Collaborations are tailored to each project’s needs, with Dr. Cork leading the work and bringing together the expertise needed to deliver rigorous, transparent analysis.
OUR SERVICES
FACILITY-SPECIFIC HEALTH-IMPACT ANALYSIS
Assess how emissions from proposed power plants and data centers may affect air quality, public health, and associated economic costs.
EXPERT WITNESS TESTIMONY & TECHNICAL SUPPORT
Independent scientific analysis, clear technical reports, and expert witness testimony on the health impacts of proposed energy and data center projects.
CUMULATIVE HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT
Evaluate the combined air-quality and health impacts of multiple facilities to inform local and regional planning.
WORK WITH US
BRING HEALTH IMPACTS INTO THE CONVERSATION