‘This is rural. This is country. Leave it as it is’: This planned 600MW data center in London’s green belt has infuriated local residents — and it’s not hard to understand why

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A data center planned to be built in London's green belt has faced opposition from local residents

The site will occupy more than 200 acres of green space, with the developers calling the site "a sustainable datacentre campus of the future"

But the site will not meet Net Zero commitments and is projected to have the highest carbon emissions of any planned or operational UK data center