Developer withdraws plans for Perth datacentre after fierce community opposition
Summary
A developer has stopped plans to build a large datacentre near Perth after strong community opposition. Concerns included damage to important cultural sites, noise from emergency generators, and impact on nearby residents and a school.Key Facts
- The proposed datacentre was to be 15,000 square meters and three stories tall in Hazelmere, 15 km east of Perth.
- It would have used 120 megawatts of power for cloud computing and artificial intelligence work.
- Nearly 1,900 people submitted opinions to the local City of Swan council about the project.
- The council recommended rejecting the proposal due to noise concerns from diesel generators during power outages.
- GreenSquare, the developer, said the emergency generators would rarely run and only briefly if needed.
- Aboriginal Heritage groups raised concerns about the site being near sensitive river channels, wetlands, and heritage locations.
- A local school and residents would be affected by noise if generators ran.
- Local community members, Aboriginal groups, and a federal MP supported the withdrawal as a win for the area.
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