Developer withdraws plans for Perth datacentre after fierce community opposition

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Three-storey GreenSquare datacentre in Hazelmere was to power cloud computing and the acceleration of AI

A 15,000 sq metre datacentre near Perth will no longer go ahead after the developer withdrew plans amid community opposition over its impact on culturally significant sites.

The three-storey, 120-megawatt GreenSquare datacentre in the town of Hazelmere had been intended to power cloud computing and the acceleration of artificial intelligence, but faced fierce community backlash – as is increasingly common with such developments.

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