United Kingdom: 1.5 GW campus proposed in Devon

Xlinks, the company behind the stalled UK–Morocco subsea power cable, has pivoted to data centres with a proposed 1.5 GW campus in Devon — among the largest ever proposed in the UK. Projects of this scale have consistently drawn organised local opposition, and this one will be an early test of the government’s pro-build stance outside the London metro. Read more at DCD →

United Kingdom: ~150 MW planned near Norwich

Developers of a long-planned business park outside Norwich, Norfolk, look set to pivot the site to a ~150 MW data centre. The change of use is likely to reopen local planning debate in a region with little existing data centre footprint. Read more at DCD →

Ireland: grid debate grows increasingly fractious

With data centres consuming over a fifth of national electricity, the Irish Times reports the debate about their share of a squeezed grid is intensifying — months after the CRU replaced the de facto Dublin connection moratorium with strict bring-your-own-power rules. Opposition parties continue to push for a full moratorium. Read more at The Irish Times →

Campaign watch

Global Action Plan — fresh from the Iver, Buckinghamshire EIA concession — continues to organise a UK-wide campaigner coalition against “dirty data centres”, a sign that opposition is professionalising beyond single-site fights. Read more →

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