Will our peaceful rural life be destroyed by a huge AI data centre? (opens original article in a new tab)

Plans for large AI data centres in Scotland face community concerns but could create jobs and retrain workers from a closed power plant.

• Plans for Auchtertool data centres faced negative feedback
• Hyperscale data centres could create hundreds of jobs and apprenticeships
• Scottish Greens called for moratorium on data centre approvals
• Government considers new planning guidance to balance expansion with climate goals