Norway Cabinet Allies Seek Data Center Halt on Power Worry
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Norway Cabinet Allies Seek Data Center Halt on Power Worry
Norway’s minority government is under pressure from its parliamentary allies and the opposition to freeze development of data centers in the Nordic country amid warnings of looming power supply shortages.
They're not built just for fun. They're built because there's a huge need for computing power, they say.
Aftenposten
A massive rush to establish data centers is underway in Norway, warns Sp. The party is demanding a temporary halt to new projects, a licensing system and a sharply increased electricity tax.
The Progress Party asks for speed from the government in the consideration in the Energy and Environment Committee of all proposals around data centers.
A massive rush to establish data centers is underway in Norway, warns Sp. The party is demanding a temporary halt to new projects, a licensing system and a sharply increased electricity tax.
“We want the right kind of data centers to be opened in Norway, those that are of strategic importance at the national level. I am also checking how such trends affect the electricity system,” the Norwegian minister said.
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