EDF plans to turn former power plants into data centers
EDF intends to convert former coal and fuel-oil power plants into data centers, La Lettre reports, with a land operator launching by January 2027.
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This heritage land operator is to identify sites that can be rehabilitated to host such facilities. The Cordemais coal plant near Nantes, which will stop producing in March 2027 after the Ecocombust project was abandoned, is among the sites identified for a mega data center. L'Humanité stresses the environmental impact of these energy-hungry centers, which strain the power grid and water supply.
Source: L'Humanité, published on November 6, 2026.