- Headline
- More than 100 UK datacentres plan gas power as grid delays bite
- Publishing date and time
- 18 May 2026, 05:00 BST
- What happened
- More than 100 proposed UK datacentres have sought gas connections, with requests amounting to more than 15 terawatt hours of energy a year.
- Why it matters
- The growth of AI infrastructure is now colliding with grid capacity, climate targets and local energy planning.
- Possible Newsgle angle
- An accessible piece on the hidden energy problem behind AI expansion in Britain.
- Suggested tag/category
- Technology