Can the UK manage both the cost and carbon from its push for AI growth?

Stuart Stone
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The UK could power data centres 43 per cent more cheaply with renewables than nuclear, according to a new analysis that argues offshore wind microgrids could power AI growth

The UK currently hosts more than 500 data centres - the third highest of any nation globally - with at least nine more in development and a wave of further projects mooted, as tech companies look to get...

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