# AI: Concern as Germany plans to double data center capacity

https://mins.news/en/item/78368

- DW, 2026-09-29 10:00 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/ai-concern-as-germany-plans-to-double-data-center-capacity/a-79407981?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> Germany is changing its rules to attract data-center investment from AI companies, but local communities are increasingly skeptical. In Dietzenbach near Frankfurt, residents worry that several planned facilities will raise water and electricity costs and temperatures, while bringing too few jobs to offset their impact on regional resources and the environment.

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