AI datacentres plan on-site power stations on huge scale despite climate risks, research reveals

<p>181GW of gas-fired capacity proposed for sites in US and Europe because of delays in connecting to national grids, says report</p><p>Developers of AI datacentres plan to build on-site climate-destroying gas power stations on a huge scale to meet their energy demands, research reveals.</p><p>Datacentres planned across the US, the UK and mainland Europe have proposals to build fossil fuel plants on-site to create 181GW of gas-fired capacity because of delays to connect to national grids, according to the findings. This is almost four times the total peak electricity demand of Great Britain.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/nov/11/ai-datacentres-on-site-gas-fired-power-stations">Continue reading...</a>