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On October 20, 2026, a power event at Google Cloud's London data center facility disrupted services across the UK and Europe for several hours. Revolut, Lloyds Bank and HSBC customers reported app problems, Royal Mail deliveries stalled, and remote court hearings on HM Courts and Tribunals Service's Cloud Video Platform were disrupted. Google restored service the same day and attributed the disruption to a power event, but the company and press… Read the article

A Microsoft data center on Compass Creek Parkway in Leesburg exceeded its air quality permits in 2025 after a failure at a nearby substation left it running on backup generators for seven days. Virginia DEQ required Microsoft to pay a record $2.5 million penalty. Read the article

Residents of Johor villages beside rapidly expanding data centre sites report construction dust, constant noise and poor air quality readings on home purifiers, and say they can no longer dry laundry outdoors. Residents staged Malaysia's first protest over data centre pollution and water problems in February 2026. Read the article

The Guardian reported that Mumbai families living near coal-fired power plants describe severe air pollution and health problems, as rising electricity demand from data centres keeps the city reliant on coal. The two coal plants run by Tata Group and Adani near Mahul were due to close, but the decision was reversed in late 2023 after Tata cited rising electricity demand. Read the article

Residents of the Hugo-Hoffmann-Ring neighbourhood in Hattersheim near Frankfurt complained of a persistent hum from neighbouring NTT Global Data Centers FRA4 buildings, which had been intended to act as a noise barrier. NTT later said almost all noise heard outside comes from cooling and that it had worked to make the buildings quieter. Read the article