A new Facebook data centre in a small Dutch town could, once operational, use twice as much energy in a year as the town itself. The social media giant, now known as Meta, has drawn criticism from various environmental groups in the kingdom, who fear that the country could miss its climate goals as a result. The plans for the aforementioned data centre were discussed and voted on by the local council in December, which granted permission for operations to begin, thereby paving the way for the centre's construction in Zeewolde (Zeewolde) near Amsterdam.