‘People are standing up and fighting back’: the north Devon revolt against a vast AI datacentre
Plans for one of Europe’s largest AI campuses in a Unesco-designated reserve have sparked a fierce local backlash The datacentre revolt spreading across the US has reached the rolling hills of north Devon in an uprising against a planned hyperscale AI data campus in the middle of a globally protected landscape. Perched on an inland cliff, the town of Great Torrington has views that stretch for…
Plans for one of Europe’s largest AI campuses in a Unesco-designated reserve have sparked a fierce local backlash in north Devon. The datacentre revolt, which has spread across the US, has now reached the rolling hills of Great Torrington, a town with breathtaking views of the Unesco biosphere reserve. The proposed hyperscale AI data campus sits in the middle of the globally protected landscape, causing concern among locals who value the area's natural beauty and history.
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