Three-storey GreenSquare datacentre in Hazelmere was to power cloud computing and the acceleration of AI

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A 15,000 sq metre datacentre near Perth will no longer go ahead after the developer withdrew plans amid community opposition over its impact on culturally significant sites.

The three-storey, 120-megawatt GreenSquare datacentre in the town of Hazelmere had been intended to power cloud computing and the acceleration of artificial intelligence, but faced fierce community backlash.

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https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/may/15/developer-withdraws-plans-for-perth-datacentre-after-fierce-community-opposition

Three-storey GreenSquare datacentre in Hazelmere was to power cloud computing and the acceleration of AI

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A 15,000 sq metre datacentre near Perth will no longer go ahead after the developer withdrew plans amid community opposition over its impact on culturally significant sites.

The three-storey, 120-megawatt GreenSquare datacentre in the town of Hazelmere had been intended to power cloud computing and the acceleration of artificial intelligence, but faced fierce community backlash.

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Perth
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Fri, 15 May 2026 08:57:11 GMT
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/may/15/developer-withdraws-plans-for-perth-datacentre-after-fierce-community-opposition

Photograph: Trillion Trees


Photograph: Trillion Trees


Photograph: Trillion Trees

Josh Taylor Technology reporter
2026-05-15T08:57:11Z

Source: Guardian
Source Link: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/may/15/developer-withdraws-plans-for-perth-datacentre-after-fierce-community-opposition