London has 400 GW of grid requests holding up datacenter builds

And up to 70% of stalled energy generation projects are unlikely to be approved, claims regulator Ofgem While the UK government wants to turbocharge datacenter construction, a newly published report says there are already 400 GW worth of outstanding requests for connection to the power grid around London, and regulator Ofgem estimates 60-70 percent of these will never happen.…

Feb 10, 2025 - 11:39
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London has 400 GW of grid requests holding up datacenter builds

And up to 70% of stalled energy generation projects are unlikely to be approved, claims regulator Ofgem

While the UK government wants to turbocharge datacenter construction, a newly published report says there are already 400 GW worth of outstanding requests for connection to the power grid around London, and regulator Ofgem estimates 60-70 percent of these will never happen.…