Concerns raised over ‘100,000 idling cars-worth of diesel’ needed by data centre

Concerns raised over ‘100,000 idling cars-worth of diesel’ needed by data centre

Edinburgh City Council meeting this week to consider planning permission for the centre

Campaigners mount bid to block data centre at former RBS HQ

Campaigners have launched a last-ditch effort to block a proposed data centre in Edinburgh, warning that the development’s back-up power plans could mean ‘100,000 idling cars-worth of diesel’ being burned if generators were ever run at scale. Action to Protect Rural Scotland (APRS) published research ahead of a meeting this week where Edinburgh City Council is due to consider planning permission in principle for a green data centre at Redheughs …