Ministers are giving active consideration as to whether the Scottish Government should provide planning guidance to balance the interest in developing hyperscale data centres with national energy and climate goals, which are vital to our future prosperity.
Discussing planning guidance for data centres and climate goals.
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There’s two things. There’s Scottish wide voters to judge me on, and I think that that's making sure that we have a budget process linked up with public sector reform.
This waste heat could potentially give us an opportunity to tap into this, if we strategically think about where these data centres are located, to be creating district heating schemes.
Whenever there is new projects or a new type of industry being developed, you originate many, many projects, then perhaps only 10% to 15% go through.
Now, I’m costing nae mair and spending nae mair as ony other MSP. It’s our choice as to how we spend wur budget. We’re creating good jobs in Shetland for artists and for the creative sector. What’s no to like?
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