# CloudHQ to Build Data Center in Lower Austria

September 11, 2026 at 06:30 PM

> CloudHQ plans a three-unit data center in Leopoldsdorf that must undergo an environmental assessment despite regional zoning exemptions.

U.S. firm **CloudHQ** is set to develop a three-unit data center in **Leopoldsdorf**, **Lower Austria**. The Office of the Lower Austrian Provincial Government recently ruled that the 6.7-hectare project in Bruck an der Leitha must undergo an Environmental Impact Assessment.

The facility will feature three-story buildings, a transformer station, and closed cooling systems with waste heat utilization. The site includes emergency generators with a 470-megawatt thermal output. A determination procedure was initiated by the company.

Vice Governor Stephan Pernkopf noted the project predates new 2024 spatial planning laws. While newer complexes over three hectares now require provincial location ordinances, this specific development is exempt from those tightened regional regulations.


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