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Norway Reins in Data Centre Industry Amid AI Boom
Statnett temporarily halted new reservations after applications reached 26,000 megawatts, as officials move to limit AI-linked demand and protect electricity supplies.
- On Monday, Norwegian grid operator Statnett temporarily halted reservations for new data centres, pending a government licensing scheme to manage the industry's rapid expansion.
- Energy Minister Terje Aasland reported that Statnett received connection applications for 26,000 megawatts of new capacity this year, with data centres accounting for 75% of requests.
- Minister of Digitalisation and Public Governance Torgeir Micaelsen said the new licensing scheme will prioritize facilities serving critical infrastructure, such as health, police, and defense services, over global cloud or cryptocurrency firms.
- "The purpose is to gain more control over the growth of data centres, and ensure that we get the data centres we actually need," Micaelsen told a press conference.
- Norway may require new data centres to pay for grid costs and build their own gas-fired power plants, including carbon capture, to secure future electricity access.
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NORWAY suspends the connection of new data centers to the network.
·Zagreb, Croatia
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The Norwegian government announced on Monday that it will limit the rapid spread of energy-intensive data centers in the country, as the energy demands of the new facilities are already threatening the security of local power supplies.
·Budapest, Hungary
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The Norwegian government will investigate the possibility of how the industry itself can contribute to the energy production required by data centers.
·Copenhagen, Denmark
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Government to impose restrictions on data center industry amid AI boom
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- 34% of the sources lean Left, 33% of the sources are Center, 33% of the sources lean Right
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