Guardian investigation finds Scottish data centre's renewable energy claims were misleading
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Cameron Baillie
Summary
The UK government and private companies (CoreWeave and DataVita) misrepresented the environmental and economic viability of a proposed £8.2bn data centre in Lanarkshire, Scotland. The project was touted as being powered entirely by on-site renewables and nuclear energy, making it "energy self-sufficient." However, a Guardian investigation reveals these claims were unfeasible from the start, with the energy independence promises not holding up to scrutiny.
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bskyGuardian investigation finds Scottish data centre's renewable energy claims were misleadingthecanary.coKey quotes
· 3 pulledPlans for a supposedly 'renewable' multi-billion pound data centre project in Lanarkshire entirely misrepresented their actual environmental and economic impacts.
The £8.2bn-valued data complex, touted as being energy self-sufficient, was unfeasible from the start.
The centre and adjoining power-plant in Scotland's central belt was supposed to be powered by on-site renewables and nuclear energy. In theory, anyway.
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