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AI datacentres plan on-site power stations on huge scale despite climate risks, research reveals
According to the excerpt, The Guardian reports research finding that planned AI datacentres in the US, UK and mainland Europe propose 181GW of on-site gas-fired capacity, because of delays connecting to national grids; the paper compares this to Great Britain's peak demand.
Why it matters
The same thing, for different readers.
What it means for you
Gas plants built beside AI datacentres could add climate pollution and change local energy use, according to the research The Guardian reports.
For lawmakers
Grid-connection delays are pushing datacentre developers to propose private gas plants, which regulators in the US, UK and Europe may need to weigh against climate goals.
The record
- Questions
- How fast is AI advancing, and where is it heading? · How is AI changing childhood, health and daily life?
- People
- Sandra Laville (Wrote it)
- What we read
- We have read only the description the publisher gives. No quotations until someone reads the source itself.
- Found by
- The Radar, run of November 12, 2026, via
the-guardian-ai(tier 2: a major outlet’s own reporting) - Cite this
- The Guardian, “AI datacentres plan on-site power stations on huge scale despite climate risks, research reveals”, November 11, 2026. Entry in the Ctrl AI Base, https://ctrlai.com/base/guardian-2026-11-11-datacentres-onsite-gas-power
Our notesLight lane: the research's authors and method are not known from the excerpt.