AI datacentres plan on-site power stations on huge scale despite climate risks, research reveals
Source:
guardianTech
November 11, 2026 · 04:00
From the publisher
181GW of gas-fired capacity proposed for sites in US and Europe because of delays in connecting to national grids, says reportDevelopers of AI datacentres plan to build on-site climate-destroying gas power stations on a huge scale to meet their energy demands, research reveals.Datacentres planned across the US, the UK and mainland Europe have proposals to build fossil fuel plants on-site to create 181GW of gas-fired capacity because of delays to connect to national grids, according to the findings. This is almost four times the total peak electricity demand of Great Britain. Continue reading...
About United Kingdom
More from United Kingdom →
Capital
London
Region
Europe & Central Asia
Income level
High income
ISO code
GBR
Data:
World Bank
The original article opens on the publisher's website.
More from Environment
View topic →Datacentres are deeply unpopular. Has Sweden made one we can all love?
guardianTech
Nov 12, 2026 · 03:00
Thursday briefing: What we do (and don’t) know about Alice Huang and the Nvidia affair
guardianTech
Nov 11, 2026 · 22:43
Why the data center you dread might never even be built
techcrunch
Nov 11, 2026 · 12:15
What to know about this year’s UN climate talks
mitTechReview
Nov 11, 2026 · 09:00
Plurai wants to help AI agents work better using the same approach that helped get self-driving cars to roads
techcrunch
Nov 11, 2026 · 06:00
Countries mentioned