Building more data centres could push up electricity prices, expert warns
"It's a simple question of whether data centres are going to increase the bill or not. There's no simple answer."Adding the data centre is probably going to trigger wider system upgrades. But turbines are often effectively "turned off" due to lack of capacity in the electricity grid - resulting in substantial "compensation" payments for the wind farm companies.
- ▪"It's a simple question of whether data centres are going to increase the bill or not.
- ▪There's no simple answer."Adding the data centre is probably going to trigger wider system upgrades.
- ▪But turbines are often effectively "turned off" due to lack of capacity in the electricity grid - resulting in substantial "compensation" payments for the wind farm companies.
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Building more data centres could push up electricity prices, expert warnsImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Scotland has been identified as a prime location for building hyperscale AI data centres due to the high potential for renewable energyByKevin KeaneScotland environment, energy and rural affairs correspondentPublished5 minutes agoBuilding more data centres could push up electricity prices for consumers and challenge climate change targets, MSPs have been told.Scotland has been identified as a key location for building hyperscale AI data centres because of the high potential for renewable energy, principally from wind.But academics have warned that could still result in more gas being used to create electricity at times of low wind and solar power, which has been driving up…
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