Ofgem Warns on Grid Squeeze After Heathrow Data Centre Approved

Ofgem warns on grid squeeze after Heathrow data centre approved

The energy watchdog Ofgem has warned that speculative data centre projects risk holding up viable investments on Britain’s electricity grid, after councillors approved another power-hungry facility near Heathrow Airport. Hounslow Council has backed plans for a data centre on a 12.2-acre brownfield site at the Haslemere Heathrow Estate, which would require an 80MVA high-capacity electricity connection. This would be enough to power tens of thousa…

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Hounslow Council voted in favour of building a data centre on a 12.2-acre brownfield site at the Haslemere Heathrow Estate earlier this month.

West London data center approved despite power, water concerns

Greater London Authority warns that around 10 times electricity capacity currently used by London’s existing data centres has already been requested in the grid connection queue

More data centres approved for west London

Plans for a data centre near Heathrow Airport are approved despite concerns about its energy use.

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A new data centre is to be built near Heathrow despite concerns about its water and energy usage.

Hounslow Council has approved the plans for the Haslemere Heathrow estate. The applicant told a council meeting the electricity will come from outside of the borough and have no impact on its needs. Approval is subject to a Stage 2 referral to the mayor of London.