How large energy users like data centres can help rather than hinder our progress to net zero

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Data centre operators can be the good guys in the low-carbon game, argues techUK's Emma Fryer

Data centres, along with telecommunications networks, provide the core digital infrastructure that supports our modern internet economy. There are over 200 commercial facilities in the UK which collectively...

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