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Google faces resident complaints over new Waltham Cross datacenter

7/25/2026

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Google met residents at Broxbourne Borough Council and received complaints about noise and light.
The 33-acre Waltham Cross datacenter is Google’s first wholly owned UK facility.
Google bought the site for £33 million ($44 million) in 2020 after a 2018 planning application.
The facility can deliver up to 77 MW, uses 60 cubic meters of water per month for closed-loop cooling, and targets 95 percent carbon-free energy by 2026.

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Story summary

Google met residents at Broxbourne Borough Council and received complaints about noise and light.
The 33-acre Waltham Cross datacenter is Google’s first wholly owned UK facility.
Google bought the site for £33 million ($44 million) in 2020 after a 2018 planning application.
The facility can deliver up to 77 MW, uses 60 cubic meters of water per month for closed-loop cooling, and targets 95 percent carbon-free energy by 2026.