On the outskirts of Edinburgh, a terrace of stone cottages hugs the edge of an arable field that could soon host a £1.4bn data centre.
The proposed Wester Hermiston facility would cover approximately 30 hectares — or 42 football pitches — of greenbelt farmland.
It is one of nine data centres planned in Scotland by Apatura, a developer of renewable energy and storage, as the nation’s cool climate and abundant green energy attract intense interest from those seeking to build vast industrial facilities to support the AI boom.
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