Data centre projects

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Data centres are a significant type of demand project, ie which import energy for their activities, due to their highly energy-intensive nature and their necessity for increased development of artificial intelligence (AI) and related digital technologies, a principal area of both public and private strategic investment.

The Data centre projects subtopic covers all issues applicable to a data centre project in Great Britain (GB), including project structure, key phases and milestones, key agreements, network and infrastructure issues, income streams, government and policy support, consenting and permitting, and other transactional and regulatory issues.

It also includes content on the following energy system issues relevant to data centre projects:

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    manufacturing and industrial policy

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    co-location and long duration energy storage

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    co-location and private wire arrangements

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    large district heating networks

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    energy system flexibility and balancing services

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    connection

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    power procurement

Data centre projects

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