1 day ago · New datacentres risk doubling Great Britain’s electricity use, regulator says Ofgem says about 140 proposed projects, driven by AI use, could require more power than current peak demand

1 day ago · The amount of power being sought by new datacentre projects in Great Britain would exceed the national current peak electricit­y consumptio­n, according to an industry watchdog.

2 days ago · News in cooperation with eceee.org New datacentres risk doubling Great Britain’s electricity use, regulator says (The Guardian, 23 Feb 2026) Ofgem says about 140 proposed …

2 days ago · The amount of power being sought by new datacentre projects in the UK would exceed the country’s current peak electricity consumption, according to an industry watchdog. Ofgem said about …

2 days ago · The data centres being built to power Labour’s AI ambitions will use more electricity than the rest of the country put together, the energy regulator has admitted.

1 day ago · The amount of power being sought by new datacentre projects in Great Britain would exceed the national current peak electricity consumption, according to an industry watchdog. From a …

2 days ago · The amount of power being sought by new datacentre projects in the UK would exceed the country’s current peak electricity consumption, according to an industry watchdog. Ofgem said about …