UK Devolution Policy Experts - Impact on Data Centres & Clean Power

As the UK devolves more powers, could we see more backlash against infrastructure projects, rather than less? The US experience with data centres highlights this risk, with 500+ local laws now slowing down or blocking development. According to Heatmap News, the decline in support has been swift and dramatic: six in ten Americans now support a moratorium of some kind on data centres. There are many reasons why. Data centres have been blamed for rising electricity prices, even if other factors in parallel are causing costs to rise. Their environmental impact is severe especially when powered by fossil fuels, they don't employ many people, they can make lots of noise. But even if AI development and data centres are a national priority for the US, devolved power gives communities the ability to say no. This could concentrate data centres in states with less pushback over time, or drive companies to offer communities a better deal. In the UK we already have planning powers locally. More devolution of power, including budgets, may help communities attract investment, as well as repel development that doesn't work for them. We risk a similar local backlash if data centre developers don't get the shared benefits model right. I'm working on a piece about how devolution can help unlock more investment in critical infrastructure, rather than opposition. Do you think devolution will have a positive effect on building assets like clean power and data centres, or create more blockers?