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Norway Tightens Rules for Data Centers, Fears Rising Energy Consumption

The Norwegian government will curb the rapid development of energy-intensive data centers in the country. Norway becomes the latest country to curb the expansion driven by the growth of the artificial intelligence (AI) industry. The aim is to better regulate the construction of data centers, but also to ensure that the country has data centers that are...

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·Oslo, Norway
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OSLO (Reuters) - Norway’s government will curb the rapid development of energy-intensive data centers in the country, becoming the latest country to curb the expansion driven by the growth of the artificial intelligence (AI) industry. The aim is to better regulate the construction of data centers but also ensure that the country has the data centers it really needs, Minister for Digitalization and Public Administration Torgeir Micaelsen said at …

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The government announced a new scheme on Monday to control the growth of data centers in Norway. This could have consequences for the development on Tryland.

The Norwegian government will curb the rapid development of energy-intensive data centers in the country. Norway becomes the latest country to curb the expansion driven by the growth of the artificial intelligence (AI) industry. The aim is to better regulate the construction of data centers, but also to ensure that the country has data centers that are...

·Bratislava, Slovakia
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The government wants to ensure a controlled growth of data centers in Norway and that they are as beneficial to society as possible. Therefore, the government is now working on a number of measures, and aims to introduce a licensing scheme for data centers.

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Regjeringen.no broke the news on Monday, November 9, 2026.
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