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Europe's rapidly expanding artificial-intelligence industry is reshaping the geography of data centres, with developers increasingly moving away from major cities in search of cheaper land, abundant electricity and faster access to the power grid. New analysis shared with Reuters by commercial real estate and property services company JLL shows that hyperscale data centres expected to come online over the next two years are being planned more than three times farther from major urban hubs than projects completed between 2022 and 2025. The shift reflects a fundamental change in the economics of data-centre development. While conventional facilities have traditionally been built relatively close to large population and business centres, AI infrastructure can be located farther away because it does not need to be as close to the people and companies ultimately using the computing power. Increasingly, the deciding question is not where customers are located, but where enormous quantities of electricity can be secured. "The determining factor is increasingly where sufficient power can be secured, rather than simply where demand exists," said Assad Noori, JLL's head of data centres in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. "Data centres are being brought to where the power is, not the other way around." BIG CITIES LOSING THEIR ADVANTAGE JLL data shows that the average distance between planned data-centre sites and major European hubs is expected to reach 175 kilometres (109 miles) between 2026 and 2028. That compares with an average of just 46 kilometres for projects delivered between 2022 and 2025. The change comes as established data-centre markets such as London and Frankfurt face growing shortages of both suitable land and electricity. JLL's figures show greenfield projects — facilities built on previously undeveloped sites — will make up 39% of Europe's future data-centre pipeline, compared with only 8% of projects delivered in the previous period. At the same time, the proportion of future projects located in inner-city areas is expected to fall to just 5%, from 13%. The remainder are increasingly being planned in industrial zones or on the outskirts of cities. The companies behind individual projects in JLL's analysis were not disclosed. Globally, however, some of the world's largest technology companies, including Meta, Google and Microsoft, are investing heavily in data centres to support the rapid expansion of AI. AI REWRITES THE DATA-CENTRE MAP The driving force behind the shift is the extraordinary amount of computing power required to develop and operate modern AI systems. AI training campuses can consume vast quantities of electricity and require significant amounts of water for cooling. As demand rises, developers are being forced to consider locations that previously would have been regarded as too remote. JLL estimates that the world's four largest hyperscale cloud providers will spend $725 billion in 2026, up 77% from $410 billion in 2025, with much of the investment directed towards AI computing and data-centre infrastructure. By 2030, AI workloads could account for roughly half of global data-centre capacity, JLL estimates. The scale of the expansion is already becoming visible across Europe. Data-centre research company DC Byte identified nine proposed facilities across Europe with planned capacity of more than one gigawatt each. Only one is expected to be located near a major city — Paris. The others are spread across locations ranging from rural Spain to northern Sweden. RURAL AREAS SEE A NEW OPPORTUNITY For less-developed regions, the data-centre boom could provide a major economic opportunity. Governments seeking to stimulate investment, create jobs and diversify local economies may welcome the arrival of facilities backed by billions of euros in infrastructure spending. But the move into rural areas also brings new challenges. Communities that have historically had little exposure to large-scale digital infrastructure may find themselves confronting competition over electricity and water, as well as concerns about the impact of massive industrial facilities on farmland, landscapes and natural habitats. The tension could become more pronounced as developers seek sites capable of supporting increasingly power-hungry AI campuses. EUROPE'S BIGGEST MARKETS REMAIN IMPORTANT Despite the shift towards less traditional locations, Europe's established data-centre markets are not disappearing. Frankfurt, London, Amsterdam, Paris and Dublin remain the continent's biggest markets and continue to attract strong demand, particularly from enterprises and cloud-service providers. But those markets are increasingly constrained by land shortages, planning rules and lengthy waits for new connections to the electricity grid. "Europe's core markets will remain critical because enterprise demand isn't going anywhere," said Martin Jensen, president of JLL's EMEA data centres division. "Hyperscale AI infrastructure requires a completely different scale of power and land," he added. The cost difference between locations is substantial. According to JLL, powered land in Europe's core data-centre markets costs an average of €2.36 million per megawatt of IT load. That falls to about €978,000 per megawatt in secondary cities such as Copenhagen, Warsaw and Milan. In tertiary markets such as Bordeaux, the average is about €512,000, with some sites available for as little as €200,000 per megawatt. Amsterdam is currently Europe's most expensive market at approximately €2.7 million per megawatt, followed by London at €2.6 million and Frankfurt at €2.5 million. POWER BECOMES THE NEW REAL ESTATE BATTLE London illustrates why developers are looking elsewhere. The British capital has already attracted extensive digital infrastructure investment from cloud companies, while competition from other property sectors has pushed land prices higher. At the same time, electricity availability is becoming a major obstacle. "London has already seen significant digital infrastructure development driven by cloud and has other asset classes competing for space leading to high land prices. Power is now constrained in the key cloud locations across the market," said Rupert Duckworth, associate director for EMEA data-centre advisory at real estate firm Savills. That combination — expensive land and limited power — is increasingly making traditional urban locations less attractive for the next generation of AI infrastructure. The result is a fundamental change in the data-centre industry. For years, developers largely followed users, building facilities close to major business and population centres. The AI boom is reversing that logic. As computing campuses become larger and more electricity-intensive, developers are increasingly following the power instead. From rural Spain to northern Sweden, Europe's next generation of AI data centres may therefore be built not where the continent's biggest cities are, but wherever there is enough land, electricity and infrastructure to support the machines driving the next phase of the digital economy.
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This 2008 Mercedes-Benz GL450 is finished in Iridium Silver Metallic over Gray MB-Tex and now has 86k miles following history in California from new. The truck is powered by a 4.7-liter V8 linked with a seven-speed automatic transmission and was optioned with a rear-seat entertainment system and a Harman Kardon LOGIC7 sound system. Additional features include a 4MATIC all-wheel-drive system, 19” double-spoke alloy wheels, Parktronic parking sensors, Airmatic air suspension, dual sunroofs, heated front seats, dual-zone automatic climate control, and COMAND infotainment with navigation. This X164 GL450 is now offered by the selling dealer at no reserve with a clean Carfax report and a clean California title.
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Griffin Quinn/Northwestern Athle TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – WR Griffin Wilde was named to the 2026 Biletnikoff Award Preseason Watch List, the Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation, Inc. announced today. Wilde earns the honor after a standout first season with the Wildcats in 2025, which saw him finish in the top 10 in total receptions (71, 3rd), receiving yards (880, 6th), yards per game (67.7, 7th), and touchdowns (8, 7th) in the conference, and ranking in the top 50 in all categories nationally. His 880 receiving yards last season are the most by a player in the HC David Braun era (since 2023) and most by a Northwestern player since Austin Carr in 2016. Both his yards total and his 71 receptions last season rank ninth in a season in program history. The Sioux Falls, S.D., native was named the GameAbove Sports Bowl MVP for his efforts in NU’s 34-7 win over Central Michigan. Wilde’s 10 receptions for 97 yards and two touchdowns were the most by a Northwestern player in a bowl game since 2010. Wilde is the fourth Wildcat to earn preseason honors ahead of the 2026 campaign. K Jackson Kleather (Lou Groza Award Watchlist), C Jackson Carsello (Rimington Trophy Watchlist)
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