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New datacentres risk doubling UK electricity use, regulator says
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23 Feb 2026, 17:58
Source: The Guardian
Ofgem says about 140 proposed projects, driven by AI use, could require more power than current peak demandThe amount of power being sought by new datacentre projects in the UK would exceed the countryโs current peak electricity consumption, according to an industry watchdog.Ofge...
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