Lombardy to tighten data centre rules
Lombardy is moving to revise its data centre legislation to protect agricultural land and curb energy consumption. Regional officials plan to present amendments next week after receiving numerous high-capacity applications.
Italy's Lombardy region is tightening data centre regulations to curb farmland development after receiving 60 applications proposing 11 gigawatts of capacity. The unexpected rush threatens to outpace the region's entire annual electricity consumption of 65 terawatt-hours.