Spanish village votes almost unanimously against Amazon data centre in historic first
Residents of Cuarte, a small village near Huesca in the Aragón region, have overwhelmingly rejected plans for an Amazon data centre at the nearby Walqa technology park. The neighbourhood consultation was the first of...
Residents of Cuarte, a small village near Huesca in the Aragón region, have overwhelmingly rejected plans for an Amazon data centre at the nearby Walqa technology park. The neighbourhood consultation was the first of its kind in Aragón on a large-scale tech infrastructure project, setting a notable precedent for citizen involvement in such decisions. Opponents raised concerns about the environmental impact, water usage, and the sheer scale of the development relative to the local community. The result puts pressure on Amazon's plans for the site and highlights a broader debate in Spain about where — and whether — energy-intensive data centres should be built. The vote demonstrates that local communities are increasingly willing to challenge major tech investments on environmental and quality-of-life grounds.
Source: SpanjeVandaag
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Source: SpanjeVandaag