TOPSHOT - A demonstrators wearing a cut-out mask of Tesla CEO Elon Musk, lights a smoke flare during a protest march against the construction of new data centers in Rho, near Milan, Italy, on October 3, 2026. Protesters are calling for a moratorium on new data center permits and a halt to ongoing projects, citing concerns over their impact on electricity consumption, noise, heat and the local environment. (Photo by Piero CRUCIATTI / AFP via Getty Images)

TOPSHOT - A demonstrator wearing a sticker reading "Fuck AI - Use your skills!" takes part in a protest march against the construction of new data centers in Rho, near Milan, Italy, on October 3, 2026. Protesters are calling for a moratorium on new data center permits and a halt to ongoing projects, citing concerns over their impact on electricity consumption, noise, heat and the local environment. (Photo by Piero CRUCIATTI / AFP via Getty Images)

A truck is seen on a street near the site where Google's new data centre is set to be built in Muhos, Finland, on September 29, 2026. In the northern Finnish town of Muhos, 36-year-old farmer Joni Pitkanen is preparing for life with a new neighbour -- just kilometers away tech giant Google is planning to build new data centres. The planned data centres are part of an announced 13-billion-euro ($15-billion) investment in Finland over the next two years -- the US tech giant's single biggest investment in Europe. A few kilometers down the gravel road that passes by Pitkanen's farm, the forest has already been cut down on land acquired by Google, with excavators now clearing the ground and rumbling trucks shuttling back and forth to the construction area located next to major power lines. (Photo by Alessandro RAMPAZZO / AFP via Getty Images)

An aerial view shows a dam on the Oulu River in Vaala, Finland, on September 29, 2026, In the northern Finnish town of Muhos, 36-year-old farmer Joni Pitkanen is preparing for life with a new neighbour -- just kilometers away tech giant Google is planning to build new data centres. The planned data centres are part of an announced 13-billion-euro ($15-billion) investment in Finland over the next two years -- the US tech giant's single biggest investment in Europe. A few kilometers down the gravel road that passes by Pitkanen's farm, the forest has already been cut down on land acquired by Google, with excavators now clearing the ground and rumbling trucks shuttling back and forth to the construction area located next to major power lines. (Photo by Alessandro RAMPAZZO / AFP via Getty Images)

Reijo Virkkunen, chair of the Vaala municipal board, points to a map showing the site where Google's new data centre is planned to be built in Vaala, Finland, on September 29, 2026. In the northern Finnish town of Muhos, 36-year-old farmer Joni Pitkanen is preparing for life with a new neighbour -- just kilometers away tech giant Google is planning to build new data centres. The planned data centres are part of an announced 13-billion-euro ($15-billion) investment in Finland over the next two years -- the US tech giant's single biggest investment in Europe. A few kilometers down the gravel road that passes by Pitkanen's farm, the forest has already been cut down on land acquired by Google, with excavators now clearing the ground and rumbling trucks shuttling back and forth to the construction area located next to major power lines. (Photo by Alessandro RAMPAZZO / AFP via Getty Images)

A utility vehicle is seen at farmer Joni Pitkänen's farm in Muhos, Finland, on September 30, 2026, near the site where Google's new data centre is set to be built. In the northern Finnish town of Muhos, 36-year-old farmer Joni Pitkanen is preparing for life with a new neighbour -- just kilometers away tech giant Google is planning to build new data centres. The planned data centres are part of an announced 13-billion-euro ($15-billion) investment in Finland over the next two years -- the US tech giant's single biggest investment in Europe. A few kilometers down the gravel road that passes by Pitkanen's farm, the forest has already been cut down on land acquired by Google, with excavators now clearing the ground and rumbling trucks shuttling back and forth to the construction area located next to major power lines. (Photo by Alessandro RAMPAZZO / AFP via Getty Images)

Reijo Virkkunen, chair of the Vaala municipal board, is pictured in Vaala, Finland, on September 29, 2026. In the northern Finnish town of Muhos, 36-year-old farmer Joni Pitkanen is preparing for life with a new neighbour -- just kilometers away tech giant Google is planning to build new data centres. The planned data centres are part of an announced 13-billion-euro ($15-billion) investment in Finland over the next two years -- the US tech giant's single biggest investment in Europe. A few kilometers down the gravel road that passes by Pitkanen's farm, the forest has already been cut down on land acquired by Google, with excavators now clearing the ground and rumbling trucks shuttling back and forth to the construction area located next to major power lines. (Photo by Alessandro RAMPAZZO / AFP via Getty Images)

A fence surrounds the site where Google's new data centre is set to be built in Muhos, Finland, on September 29, 2026. In the northern Finnish town of Muhos, 36-year-old farmer Joni Pitkanen is preparing for life with a new neighbour -- just kilometers away tech giant Google is planning to build new data centres. The planned data centres are part of an announced 13-billion-euro ($15-billion) investment in Finland over the next two years -- the US tech giant's single biggest investment in Europe. A few kilometers down the gravel road that passes by Pitkanen's farm, the forest has already been cut down on land acquired by Google, with excavators now clearing the ground and rumbling trucks shuttling back and forth to the construction area located next to major power lines. (Photo by Alessandro RAMPAZZO / AFP via Getty Images)