Facebook’s gigantic data farm planned for Netherlands causing a severe energy problem
Facebook’s massive carbon footprint threatens Dutch climate targets.
Facebook has been hit by an outcry over plans to build a giant data centre in the Netherlands that will use as much electricity as the nation’s railway system or a major city.
Meta, the social media giant’s parent company, says it has stipulated that the 166-hectare (410-acre) complex at Zeewolde must be run from renewable power sources.
However, the plan is rapidly becoming the biggest headache for a new, fragile coalition government because its sheer scale threatens the nation’s climate change targets.
Times 2nd Jan 2022
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