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The main road in Abbots Langley, England, is shown on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. Plans to build a data center in a field on Abbots Langley's outskirts has pitted the national government's priorities against the interests of local villagers. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan)

The main road in Abbots Langley, England, is shown on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. Plans to build a data center in a field on Abbots Langley's outskirts has pitted the national government's priorities against the interests of local villagers. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan)

Horses graze in a field on the outskirts of Abbots Langley, England, on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. Plans to build a data center at the site has pitted the national government's priorities against the interests of local villagers. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan)

Horses graze in a field on the outskirts of Abbots Langley, England, on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. Plans to build a data center at the site has pitted the national government's priorities against the interests of local villagers. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan)

Horses graze in a field on the outskirts of Abbots Langley, England, on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. Plans to build a data center at the site has pitted the national government's priorities against the interests of local villagers. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan)

Horses graze in a field on the outskirts of Abbots Langley, England, on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. Plans to build a data center at the site has pitted the national government's priorities against the interests of local villagers. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan)

James Felstead poses near his home in Abbots Langley, England, on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. Plans to build a data center in a field on Abbots Langley's outskirts has pitted the national government's priorities against the interests of local villagers. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan)

James Felstead poses near his home in Abbots Langley, England, on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. Plans to build a data center in a field on Abbots Langley's outskirts has pitted the national government's priorities against the interests of local villagers. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan)

Stewart Lewis poses near his home in Abbots Langley, England, on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. Plans to build a data center in a field on Abbots Langley's outskirts has pitted the national government's priorities against the interests of local villagers. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan)

Stewart Lewis poses near his home in Abbots Langley, England, on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. Plans to build a data center in a field on Abbots Langley's outskirts has pitted the national government's priorities against the interests of local villagers. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan)