CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) -- Tech giants Google and Chirisa faced questions and comments from Chesterfield County residents after officials received hundreds of inquiries about data center developments. The two-hour panel and QA meeting was held at Brightpoint Community College. Jesse Smith, Chesterfield's deputy county administrator for community development, also joined the panel. Several Chesterfield residents expressed concerns as they listened and took notes while major technology companies rolled into Central Virginia. They peppered Google and Chirisa representatives with questions about electricity demand, data center cooling, environmental impact and the companies' commitment to Chesterfield. PREVIOUS: Chesterfield parents share concerns on data centers near local schools "My ask is — for [Google], as you come to Chesterfield County — to commit to come to the table with community partners and do an actual Community benefits agreement?" one resident asked during the meeting at Brightpoint. "We'll continue to partner with Chesterfield County," said Clay Allsop, a Google public affairs manager. "Additionally, what we'll be doing in 2027 is creating 'community councils' that will help guide us as we continue to invest in the community." The panel moderator asked Google representatives about their plans to mitigate noise from the data center. "We look at the orientations of our buildings in regard to the two main factors being generators and the chillers creating the noise, and we'd like to focus those more towards the inside of our campuses as much as possible, just to obviously be a good neighbor," said Brian Rossi with Google. ALL COVERAGE: Virginia: The World’s Data Center Capital Nine data centers are either operational, under construction or under consideration in Chesterfield. You can check out their progress on the county's website. Several residents and the developers said transparency and responsibility are among the main goals. "Why did Google require a non-disclosure agreement, and why did the county agree to that?" one resident asked. "Will the board and the county commit to not doing that again?" "It seems fair that they shouldn't have to disclose certain things if they don't know that they're going to locate here," Jesse responded. "With that being said, I think we are looking at ways that we can be transparent when there are negotiations ongoing." "Going forward, we're not going to seek NDAs, except in very, very limited circumstances," Allsop also added. "We never asked any administrations or anybody else to sign any NDAs, so that's not something we've never done," said Aiden Hayes with Chirisa. Virginia is considered the data center capital of the world. For more on data centers across the state, click here. ...read more read less