@Sustainable2050@mastodon.energy
2026-10-15 19:03 UTC
Assuming that they would actually get to build those data centres and get the connections, the new data centres would (at 90% capacity factor) use around 120 TWh/year, as much as all companies and households together use now.
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@Sustainable2050@mastodon.energy 2026-10-15 19:03
It would also mean that much of the massive ongoing grid expansion and renewables buildout would be just to feed the new data centres. Grid operators association Netbeheer Nederland is right to ask government for tough choices on how many data centres to allow to be built, and where.