tech

UK Energy Regulator Warns Data Centers Are Hoarding Grid Capacity

Bloomberg Tech · Jun 11, 2026, 12:39 PM · Also reported by 3 other sources

The UK’s energy regulator is concerned that data centers are reserving large amounts of grid capacity years before fully needed, further threatening the efficiency of networks facing long queues for new supply.

Read full story on Bloomberg Tech → More top stories

Also covered by

IEEE Spectrum Why Orbital Data Centers Are Harder Than Silicon Valley Thinks Wired People Living Near xAI’s Dirty Data Centers Are Furious About the SpaceX IPO Engadget OpenAI says fake accounts from China tried to turn Americans against data centers

Aggregated and edited by the Scoop newsroom. We surface news from Bloomberg Tech alongside other reporting so you can compare coverage in one place. Editorial policy · Corrections · About Scoop

UK Energy Regulator Warns Data Centers Are Hoarding Grid Capacity

Also covered by

More in tech