London Has 400GW of Grid Requests Holding Up Data Center Builds
Want to build a data center in #London?
You might be waiting in line for years...
Many investors assumes London is the safest bet for data center expansion—but the numbers tell a different story.
Right now, 400 GW of grid connection requests are stuck in limbo, delaying projects and pushing operators to look elsewhere.
If London can’t fix its energy bottleneck, it risks losing its dominance to #Frankfurt, #Dublin, or emerging markets.
techUK and Ofgem are scrambling to reform the broken queue system, where stalled projects block viable ones from moving forward.
Meanwhile, data center developers are pivoting—shifting investments outside London to areas like #Hertfordshire and #Surrey, where power is easier to secure.
But here’s the real status shift.
While most people focus on square footage and location, the new competitive advantage isn’t space—it’s energy access.
The smartest operators aren’t just securing land; they’re locking in power contracts and investing in sustainable energy solutions.
We’re entering a new era of data center development—where infrastructure constraints, not demand, will determine who wins. The cities that solve this problem first will own the future of digital infrastructure.
If London doesn’t act fast, it won’t just lose growth opportunities—it could lose its place as Europe’s #1 data center hub.
The biggest risks to data centers in 2025 aren’t demand shortages.
They’re power shortages.
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