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Newarthill
Coverage of Newarthill in the Nexus archive.
- ‘It’s smoke and mirrors’: hope turns to fear in Scottish village chosen for AI datacentre
Residents in Newarthill, a village in Lanarkshire, Scotland, fear property loss and green belt land degradation due to a poorly planned AI datacentre project by Oakes Energy Services, which has failed to deliver promised jobs and investments. The project, marketed with incentives like free solar panels and cash offers, is criticized for not meeting its renewable energy commitments.
- ‘It’s smoke and mirrors’: hope turns to fear in Scottish village chosen for AI datacentre
Residents in Newarthill, Lanarkshire, fear property loss and environmental impact due to a poorly planned AI datacentre project by Oakes Energy Services, which has not delivered promised jobs or investments. The project's failure to meet renewable energy commitments has raised suspicions of misleading local communities.