Microsoft's Leeds AI Data Center Project Faces Strong Opposition: 40,000 Residents Sign Petition Against Resource Consumption
2026-08-21 / Read about 0 minute
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Microsoft plans to build a large-scale hyperscale AI data center campus spanning 500,000 square feet with three buildings at Skelton Grange in Leeds, UK, but local residents are not welcoming the move. Currently, a community petition aimed at blocking final planning approval for the project has gathered 40,000 signatures.