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North Lincolnshire council approves Elsham datacentre
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North Lincolnshire council voted unanimously to grant planning permission for the Elsham Tech Park AI datacentre campus near Scunthorpe.
Why it matters
The Elsham Tech Park site is planned to house 15 datacentres. The campus will be located next to the Elsham Wolds industrial estate near Scunthorpe. North Lincolnshire council voted unanimously to grant planning permission. Council estimates place the development's peak annual scope 2 (electricity-related) emissions at about 1 million tonnes CO2e in 2033–34, a level comparable with the UK's total domestic-flight emissions (1.2 million tCO2e).
Implications
- • Adds a large absolute electricity demand to the local and regional grid.
- • Creates approximately 1 million tonnes CO2e per year of scope 2 emissions at peak (2033–34).
- • Establishes one of the UK's largest datacentre sites by capacity with 15 datacentres.
Who is affected
- • Local planning authorities
- • Datacentre developers and operators
- • Grid and electricity system operators
- • Environmental and emissions regulators
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Technology & Innovation Cloud & Data Climate & Environment Climate Change