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UK government targets ‘zombie’ data centre speculators in sweeping energy grid overhaul

2026-03-11T19:55:00

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Tougher requirements proposed for applicants, designed to curb ‘speculative activity’ artificially inflating massive power connection demand on the national grid, led by ever-larger data centres.

This article includes:

  • Themes: Artificial intelligence (AI); Data centre capacity; Data centre strategy; Electricity grid; Energy connections; Energy infrastructure; Hyperscale facilities; Power connections; Speculative projects; The Great Grid Upgrade; Zombie projects.
  • Events: AI Opportunities Action Plan.
  • Geographic: Amsterdam; Dublin; Europe; FLAP-D; Frankfurt; Lanarkshire; London; North East England; North Wales; Oxfordshire; Paris; South Wales; United Kingdom (UK).
  • Organisations: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT); JLL; National Energy System Operator (NESO); National Grid; Ofgem; Oxford Economics.

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