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AI datacentres plan on-site power stations on huge scale despite climate risks, research reveals
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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. 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. The research by BloombergNEF says this “speed to power” will…
The problem
BloombergNEF research found AI datacentres in the US, UK and mainland Europe plan 181GW of on-site gas-fired capacity, which would emit about 345m tonnes of CO2e a year in the US if built.
What this doesn’t fix
The 345m tonne emissions figure applies only if the planned rollout happens, and developers say the gas plants will be temporary while they await grid connections.
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v1Truvace Impact Record TRV-2026-2472, v1: “AI datacentres plan on-site power stations on huge scale despite climate risks, research reveals.” Truvace, 2026-11-11. /record/TRV-2026-2472 (accessed on the day you copy it). sha256 81b7a36ae5c2f181…
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