Insights
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The data centre dilemma
High electricity costs and grid delays are squeezing the UK’s data centre ambitions, pushing developers towards more flexible routes to power. Charles Deacon, technical director of grid at Eclipse Power, examines the alternatives taking shape.
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Can Europe compare data centres fairly?
Europe is preparing a common data centre efficiency rating system using energy and water metrics already collected from operators. Comparing facilities operating under different climates, cooling systems, utilisation levels, and water conditions remains considerably harder.
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Who reports the incident when nobody sees the whole stack?
New resilience rules are putting data centre incidents under closer scrutiny, but colocation divides control across operators, customers, and suppliers, complicating who can see, classify, and explain a serious disruption.
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Data centres urged to manage voltage risk
Data centres face escalating voltage risks. Dr Vincent Thornley, managing director of Fundamentals at EA Technology, argues operators should consider in-house voltage control as grid conditions become more volatile.
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What data centre resilience means under the cyber bill
The cyber bill reaches deep into physical operations. Data centre resilience will be judged through power, cooling, controls, suppliers, incident evidence, and customer continuity.
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Which data centre sustainability numbers can be trusted?
Sustainability metrics can hide as much as they reveal. PUE, WUE, heat reuse, and renewable energy claims need location, load, grid, water, and operating evidence.
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What counts as a real data centre project?
Announced megawatts rarely prove whether data centre capacity will arrive. UK schemes now face harder tests on land, power, planning, financing, construction, and energisation.