'Never seen this level of objection': Scotland pushes back against datacentres

A 35-metre, 600 MW datacentre planned for Auchtertool, Fife—larger than 100 football pitches—has drawn 1,600 objections, with MSP David Torrance calling it the highest level of local resistance he has seen in 25 years. Scotland’s finance minister now requires planning authorities to notify the government of any datacentre over 50 MW and to demand environmental impact assessments, effectively tightening oversight ahead of a parliamentary session and a planned mass protest.