The Commissioner in charge of the public inquiry gave a favourable opinion on the construction of a Microsoft data center in the Haut-Rhin, published on Monday. The two billion euro project, contested by associations from the...
Despite the 80% opposition of citizens' contributions, the two-billion-euro project has to be launched as early as 2029 on 35 hectares of agricultural land. Environmental associations denounce in particular its high consumption of electricity and water.
After 33 days of public inquiry into the proposed data centre in Petit-Landau and Homburg, the Commissioner of Inquiry delivered his findings and opinions on various aspects of the Microsoft project in Petit-Landau and Hombourg on Monday, 24 August. Three times, he gave a favourable opinion, with one reservation and three recommendations.