💥 Big news! 💥 The Scottish Parliament has voted to pause all new plans for AI hyperscale data centres for up to a year, until the Scottish Government develops a national strategy.
This is de facto the first real European moratorium on hyperscale data centres. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Planning permission for new Scottish AI datacentres suspended for up to a year
Scottish parliament brings in strict environmental impact assessments and will delay decisions until national strategy is developed