Power and energy
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Google PPA supports Loviisa nuclear extension
Google’s nuclear PPA supports Fortum’s Loviisa extension programme through 2050.
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Google commits €13bn to Finland expansion
Google will invest €13bn across Finnish data centre infrastructure through 2028.
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Investor group warns against Scottish moratorium
Scottish Financial Enterprise says calls to halt new data centres are creating a negative signal for investors considering Scotland.
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UK links data centres to constrained renewables
The UK government says strategically located data centres could reduce grid constraint costs by consuming renewable electricity that would otherwise be curtailed.
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Wenzenbach project tests grid and water limits
A proposed 300MW data centre near Regensburg combines major electrical infrastructure with unresolved cooling, water, backup-power, and planning questions.
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Rødby data centre seeks 960MW grid access
Stender is trying to secure grid capacity for a Danish data-centre development whose full operating demand could reach 960MW.
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ACER challenges Portugal power adequacy assumptions
Portugal may be overstating future electricity shortages, although rapid data-centre demand remains a central pressure on its power system.
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ERCOT targets December for data centre audit
ERCOT is targeting a 10 December filing for its audit of roughly 300 large data centre proposals before the Batch Zero connection process can advance.
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Spain proposes renewable conditions for data centres
Spain has proposed rules linking large data centre grid access to renewable additionality, hourly matching, energy and water efficiency, and digital-sovereignty requirements.
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Ireland weighs interruptible gas for data centres
Ireland’s energy regulator is considering mandatory interruptible gas connections for very large industrial customers as prospective data centre demand adds pressure to gas security.