UK government reveals £90m plan to warm homes with data center waste heat, with 750,000 homes getting cheaper heating
Pro UK government reveals £90m plan to warm homes with data center waste heat, with 750,000 homes getting cheaper heating News By Christian Cawley Published 29 September 2026 Waste not, heat homes When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. The mega heat project under the Thames is expected to distribute heated water from a data center, where enough excess heat is generated to provide enough for homes across London. Heat networks were common in the industrial north in the mid-20th century, although Bradford’s network is a more recent project, commencing in 2024.
- ▪Pro UK government reveals £90m plan to warm homes with data center waste heat, with 750,000 homes getting cheaper heating News By Christian Cawley Published 29 September 2026 Waste not, heat homes When you purchase through links on our site
- ▪The mega heat project under the Thames is expected to distribute heated water from a data center, where enough excess heat is generated to provide enough for homes across London.
- ▪Heat networks were common in the industrial north in the mid-20th century, although Bradford’s network is a more recent project, commencing in 2024.
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Pro UK government reveals £90m plan to warm homes with data center waste heat, with 750,000 homes getting cheaper heating News By Christian Cawley Published 29 September 2026 Waste not, heat homes When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Shutterstock) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter £90 million is being allocated toward using excess heat from UK data centersIn London, around 650,000 homes will receive cut-price heating via a “mega heat project”The project is described as delivering “clean heat” to LondonThe UK government plans to heat around…
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