Milan scores 11.8/100 on the DCPI composite with an AVOID verdict as of 2026-11-10; Lombardy, home to 67 active data centers, is revising the siting law it passed in June.
Milan scores 11.8/100 on the DC Hub Data Center Power Index (DCPI) composite, with an AVOID verdict, as of 2026-11-10. The score is a modeled estimate calibrated from ENTSO-E Transparency Platform disclosures for Italy, not a per-market measurement, and DC Hub rates its confidence low.
Lombardy passed Regional Law 11/2026 in June 2026 to regulate a surge in data-center demand. The law steers projects toward disused industrial sites and discourages building on farmland. Since it came into force, the region has received more than 60 applications representing about 11 GW of proposed capacity, and regional officials said in October that they would tighten the rules (Reuters, 15 October 2026). Lombardy already has 67 active data centers, about a third of Italy's total (Il Giorno, 11 October 2026).
On 10 October 2026, more than a thousand people from about 40 local committees marched in Piazza della Scala, Milan, asking for a moratorium on new permits while impacts are assessed and for a revision of the regional law (Il Giorno, 11 October 2026). The committee network has called a further demonstration in Milan for 21 November and a sit-in at the regional headquarters for 24 November, when the Regional Council is due to debate the amendments (MI-Lorenteggio, 9 November 2026).
A rule change in Lombardy could alter which Milan-area sites qualify and on what terms. Teams with projects there should track the Regional Council's amendment debate alongside the grid read.
For comparison, as of 2026-11-10 the DCPI composite reads 12.1/100 (AVOID) for Amsterdam, 13.1/100 (AVOID) for Dublin and 10.1/100 (AVOID) for London.
Sources: Il Giorno, "Lombardia nella morsa dei data center" (11 October 2026), https://www.ilgiorno.it/milano/cronaca/data-center-protesta-j4qxwb20 ; Reuters via KFGO, "Italy's Lombardy to revise data centre law next week after application surge" (15 October 2026), https://kfgo.com/2026/10/15/italys-lombardy-to-revise-data-centre-law-next-week-after-application-surge/ ; MI-Lorenteggio (9 November 2026), https://www.mi-lorenteggio.com/2026/11/09/nuova-mobilitazione-della-rete-dei-comitati-no-data-center-in-lombardia/ ; DC Hub Data Center Power Index, https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/milan
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Editor's note: Corrected 2026-11-10: the protest was 10 October, not 9 November; the law regulates siting rather than accelerating approvals; Lombardy has 67 active data centers; London has no moratorium; Milan reads AVOID, not headroom. Unsourced claims removed; sources added.
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