World’s second-biggest data center proposed in Scotland meets “huge” opposition — and it's part of a wider trend across the United Kingdom
THE SO WHAT
Community and planning resistance across the UK is turning hyperscale data centers into political infrastructure, not just real estate plus power. If your AI roadmap assumes UK or EU capacity, add permitting and local opposition as critical path risks—not afterthoughts—to your siting and timing models.
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