JLL: How government initiatives are impacting data centers
19 Sep 2023
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Governments around the world have been closely monitoring the development of data centers to address sustainability concerns arising from the energy-intensive facilities.
Take Singapore, a top hub for data centers. In 2019, the city-state imposed a moratorium to moderate the growth of new data centers in an effort to find a balance between environmental sustainability and supporting business needs.
Other countries such as the Netherlands and Ireland have also paused new builds to reduce the strain on power grids.
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