East Havering data centre exposes scale of Britain’s AI power challenge
August 24, 2026
The proposed £14.7 billion campus would secure a 600MVA grid connection and consume an estimated 2.65TWh annually at a likely 50%
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Scotland creates ministerial screen for large data centres, stops short of a freeze
August 18, 2026
Councils must notify Scottish ministers within seven days of validating any data centre application exceeding 50 MW. Ministers have recalled one
Nvidia puts $105 billion backstop behind Ohio AI campus tied to 9.2 GW of gas
August 18, 2026
OpenAI has signed a 20-year lease for approximately 8 GW of IT capacity at the PORTS-Pike campus. Nvidia’s $105bn commitment is
Volta lands $10 billion AI contract before Norway capacity comes online
August 6, 2026
London-based Volta has raised $300m at a $2.4bn valuation and announced a six-year cloud contract worth $10bn. The agreement covers a
Getting into the wires – Setting the stage for AI innovation in the UK
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By Eleanor Akers, founder of Innovative Energy Consultants. One of Andy Burnham’s first acts as Prime Minister was to merge the
Ofgem proposes ‘commitment fee’ to purge speculative data centres from grid queue
July 30, 2026
Data centre projects of 40 MW or more could be required to secure between £237,500 and £712,500 for every megawatt of
Trump expands voluntary pledge to make data centres fund power infrastructure
July 27, 2026
A commitment to prevent AI data centres from hiking power bills has seen 23 governors and 187 companies join the US
Uniper puts flexible generation behind €5 billion strategy
July 21, 2026
Uniper plans to invest around €5 billion between 2025 and 2030, with more than half directed towards flexible generation. The utility
AI accelerates methane detection – but action still depends on governments and operators
July 17, 2026
UNEP says artificial intelligence allows analysts to process 12-15 times more satellite data while maintaining expert verification. AI workflows identified 80-85%
Shanks tells AI sector it must help cut energy bills as data centre demand surges
July 17, 2026
Energy minister Michael Shanks has warned that public support for Britain’s AI expansion could weaken unless data centres deliver visible benefits
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