Ribera Confirms that Brussels Is Studying to Set Limits so that Data Centres Do Not Fire the Price of Light
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The deployment of large data centres has opened up a wide debate of pros and cons, due to their multiple incidence in different areas. ‘Data centers’ are essential to make the digitalisation and the boost of AI a reality. And ‘data centers’ have a huge consumption of electricity and water that has raised alarms about their environmental, economic and social impact. The European Union institutions are always committed to addressing problems with …
The Vice-President of the European Commission warns that the strong energy consumption of these infrastructures can strain the market and generate social rejection.
The European Commission’s Executive Vice President for a Clean, Just and Competitive Transition, Teresa Ribera, has advocated addressing the debate and regulation on the deployment of data centres with the aim of preventing ‘negative effects for society as a whole’, such as a ‘very noticeable’ increase in price [...] The Ribera ticket advocates regulating data centres to prevent increases in the price of light and social rejection appears first …
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