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What are datacentres doing to the places we love? In Slough, I found a bleak answer | John Harris

The Guardian Business · Published 1h ago
What are datacentres doing to the places we love? In Slough, I found a bleak answer | John Harris

Whitehall wants to triple the UK’s number of datacentres – but demand for electricity and water means that could be at the expense of new homes Amid headlines about the UK’s drought , Europe’s wildfires and impossible global temperatures, it was 28C when I arrived in Slough last Monday. I was there

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Climate and weather events like this can affect communities, infrastructure and local economies.

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  • Insurers
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