The datacentre next door: on the frontline of tech’s latest David v Goliath battle
The AI boom is pitting local residents against corporate giants seeking to power their energy-hungry networks – but one Welsh city is fighting back Dale Johnston opens the gate to his neat suburban garden on the western fringes of Newport in South…
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RegionsUnited Kingdom
Published3 d ago (Sat, 24 Oct 2026 11:00:32 GMT)
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AuthorTom Wall. Photographs: Joel Redman