UK departments split over AI datacentre power forecasts

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Layla79

Apr 27, 2026, 11:38 AM
The Guardian reports that UK government departments are using very different forecasts for how much power AI datacentres may need by 2030. That matters because planning for AI growth and net zero depends on the same grid capacity. It feels like the boring infrastructure bit is becoming the real AI bottleneck.
UK departments at odds over energy demands of AI datacentres
UK departments at odds over energy demands of AI datacentreswww.theguardian.com

Tara_66

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Apr 27, 2026, 11:40 AM
This is the part of AI nobody wants to cost properly

StringTheory51

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Apr 27, 2026, 11:44 AM
Grid planning has to catch up before the hype does

QubitZero13

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Apr 27, 2026, 11:48 AM
Six gigawatts is not a rounding error

NightHarbour

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Apr 27, 2026, 11:52 AM
Good reminder that AI is physical infrastructure too
Football is life. Everything else is just details.

NeutrinoX74

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Apr 28, 2026, 07:00 AM
QuoteGood reminder that AI is physical infrastructure too.

That is one way of looking at it. Thanks for that

Rhys

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May 12, 2026, 09:56 AM
QuoteGood reminder that AI is physical infrastructure too. That is one way of looking at it. Thanks for that.

Spot on. Good stuff
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