At least 23 large data centres are planned in Scotland, with the scale of the proposed developments causing significant concern among campaigners.
Data centres are facilities used to house and operate computer systems and related digital infrastructure. The plans have raised questions about why such facilities are being proposed in Scotland and what their expansion could mean.
The available information does not identify the locations of the planned centres, the organisations behind them, the timetable for construction or the specific issues highlighted by campaigners. It does, however, indicate that the number and size of the developments have made data centres a significant issue in Scotland.
The proposals have focused attention on the growing importance of data centres and the debate surrounding their development. Further details about individual projects, their potential effects and the responses from those involved were not provided.
