Datacentre projects could face fees for grid access to ease connection queue, Ofgem says
Datacentre providers include companies such as Amazon and Microsoft. Photograph: Horst Friedrichs/AlamyView image in fullscreenDatacentre providers include companies such as Amazon and Microsoft. This is almost 30GW above the entire country’s peak energy demand of 45GW.Under the energy regulator for Great Britain’s proposals to thin out speculative schemes, projects will be required to lodge significant upfront fees or financial security via letters of credit, bonds or cash deposits.
- ▪Datacentre providers include companies such as Amazon and Microsoft.
- ▪Photograph: Horst Friedrichs/AlamyView image in fullscreenDatacentre providers include companies such as Amazon and Microsoft.
- ▪This is almost 30GW above the entire country’s peak energy demand of 45GW.Under the energy regulator for Great Britain’s proposals to thin out speculative schemes, projects will be required to lodge significant upfront fees or financial sec
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Datacentre providers include companies such as Amazon and Microsoft. Photograph: Horst Friedrichs/AlamyView image in fullscreenDatacentre providers include companies such as Amazon and Microsoft. Photograph: Horst Friedrichs/AlamyDatacentresDatacentre projects could face fees for grid access to ease connection queue, Ofgem saysEnergy regulator’s plan would mean upfront fees or financial security via letters of credit, bonds or cash depositsDan Milmo Wed 29 Jul 2026 03.42 EDTLast modified on Wed 29 Jul 2026 03.43 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleDatacentre projects in Britain will be forced to put down significant upfront fees to secure an energy connection under proposals to ease an electricity grid logjam.Ofgem, the sector watchdog, said there are 315 datacentres currently queueing…
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