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Datacentre projects could face fees for grid access to ease connection queue, Ofgem says

Trade Hub UK briefing (2026-07-29): Datacentre projects in Britain will be forced to put down significant upfront fees to secure an energy connection under proposals to ease an electricity grid… Primary source: original at The Guardian (theguardian.com).

By The Guardian

Datacentre projects could face fees for grid access to ease connection queue, Ofgem says

Datacentre projects in Britain will be forced to put down significant upfront fees to secure an energy connection under proposals to ease an electricity grid logjam.

Ofgem, the sector watchdog, said there were 315 datacentres currently queueing to connect up, representing 73GW of demand. This is almost 30GW above the entire country’s peak energy demand of 45GW.

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Source: The Guardian