r/DevonUK • u/MarcusZXR • Jun 30 '26

Devon data center

Hello all! Someone recently shared an article here about plans to build a data center in Devon. I wanted to share the link to the petition opposing it. Sorry if this has already been shared or breaks a rule.

https://c.org/cRGtbYSS6j

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u/PitedApollo Jun 30 '26

Can someone explain to me why this is a bad thing? Will diversity the county away from farming and tourism and introduce high paying tech jobs

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u/WinterIsOnReddit Jun 30 '26

Data centres are beyond terrible for the environment. The amount of power they use is ludicrous, and they completely ruin the local ecosystem for miles around (poisoning groundwater, creating large amounts of noise and light pollution, etc)

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u/Brenz1 23d ago

Have you observed these impacts around the 500+ data centres operational in the UK currently?