Spain: data center industry warns government decree will deter investment
The Spanish government's draft royal decree to regulate the deployment of new data centers is drawing pushback from industry operators, according to La Razón. The government says it seeks orderly development, minimizing impact on natural resources and strengthening renewables, and proposes requiring some projects to back part of their electricity consumption with new renewable capacity. Several operators warn that such requirements would raise costs, delay projects or shift investment to other European countries with lighter regulatory frameworks.
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- Spain's government is pushing a royal decree to regulate the deployment of new data centers, with sustainability as its stated rationale.
- The rule would require certain projects to back part of their electricity consumption with new renewable capacity.
- Industry operators warn the requirements would raise costs, delay projects or push investment to other European countries.
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