Markets and policy
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Kentucky approves TeraWulf’s 482MW power deal
Kentucky regulators have approved an electricity-service agreement for TeraWulf’s planned 482MW Hancock County data-centre campus, including provisions intended to assign project-specific power costs to the customer.
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ONS redraws the data centre economy
The ONS is developing a broader way to measure Britain’s digital infrastructure, exposing how data-centre buildings, hardware, software, and power use disappear across conventional national-account categories.
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Gas-backed UK data centres face emissions challenge
Two proposed UK data-centre campuses face scrutiny over plans for on-site gas generation while awaiting grid capacity, with campaigners modelling annual emissions above 4.5m tonnes under full-load assumptions.
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Italy’s data centre queue hits 95GW
Data-centre connection requests on Italy’s transmission system have reached 95.38GW, but only 1.88GW has advanced to the most mature stage, exposing the gap between queued and buildable capacity.
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Ireland reopens nuclear power debate
Ireland’s rising data-centre electricity demand has re-entered the country’s nuclear debate, despite statutory prohibitions that currently prevent nuclear fission from being authorised for electricity generation.
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Petition seeks AI data centre planning freeze
A UK Parliamentary petition is calling for data centre and battery planning approvals outside AI Growth Zones to be halted, adding another organised challenge to the government’s attempt to accelerate large digital-infrastructure development.
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AI Growth Zones show uneven planning progress
New planning data suggests the UK’s AI Growth Zones have yet to produce a consistent surge in relevant applications, exposing the distance between policy designation and development that is ready to build.
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Harworth expands hyperscale powered-land pipeline
Harworth has moved a second hyperscale site into exclusivity and now sees scope for six major data centre land sales, turning secured or prospective grid capacity into a larger part of its development strategy.
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Dublin remains Europe’s hyperscale outlier
Dublin is the only European market in Synergy Research Group’s global top 20 for operational hyperscale capacity, as US markets gain share and power increasingly dictates where future campuses can be built.
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Nvidia matches GPUs with Nordic capacity
Nvidia is reportedly connecting GPU holders with Nordic data centre operators, extending its influence from chip supply into the increasingly difficult business of finding powered facilities able to deploy them.