More than 100 UK datacentres plan to burn gas to generate electricity | Requests for gas connections by operators amount to more than 15 terawatt hours per year, endangering climate targets.

www.theguardian.com

More than 100 UK datacentres plan to burn gas to generate electricity | Requests for gas connections by operators amount to more than 15 terawatt hours per year, endangering climate targets.

www.theguardian.com

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More than 100 UK datacentres plan to burn gas to generate electricity

www.theguardian.com

Requests for gas connections by operators amount to more than 15 terawatt hours per year, endangering climate targets

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