Scottish authorities are facing scrutiny over hyper-scale data centre planning applications, citing issues with data centre development.
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Updated Jun 28
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Scottish authorities are facing scrutiny over hyper-scale data centre planning applications, citing issues with data centre development.
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Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.- East Lothian Council is involved in a joint venture for data centre development, with council members providing updates on economic growth.Sub-event
Scottish authorities face planning scrutiny over hyper-scale data centre applications, including those involving OpenAI.1 source
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The entities involved
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Scotland
country in north-west Europe, part of the United Kingdom
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OpenAI
American artificial intelligence research organization
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