Nov 2021
Dec 2021
Meta Revealed
The newly re-branded Meta officially reveals its involvement in the project , as well as the site ’ s planned capacity : 200 MW . Despite a ban on data centre construction in the province which went into effect in June , Meta makes the argument that , because work on the site began before the ban , it should be allowed to continue .
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Despite ongoing protests from local farmers and environmental groups , the Zeewolde local government grants Meta the approvals necessary to begin construction on the site . With a province-wide moratorium in effect , Meta ’ s campus has the potential to be both the largest and last data centre built in the area .
Dec 2021
… Meet David
Less than a week after the highprofile approval of the project , the Dutch Senate slapped a freeze on the project , voiding Meta ’ s workaround for the local moratorium since a portion of the land required for the site is owned by the Central Government Real Estate Agency . As of now , the Netherlands ’ biggest data centre may never make it out of the planning stage . datacentremagazine . com 17