By Eleonora Rinaldi and Jackson Cooper ( September 30, 2025, 05:00 GMT | Insight) -- The EU should reform its approach to data centers to make them flexibility assets for the power system rather than a challenge, the Centre on Regulation in Europe, a Brussels-based think tank, said in a study published Tuesday. Faster permitting, incentives for flexible demand response, more strategic planning and better coordination between data center providers and system operators could unlock up to 60 gigawatts of grid flexibility by 2035, the study says.Data centers could become assets rather than challenges to Europe’s power grid with improved regulation at the EU level, said the Centre on Regulation in Europe, a Brussels-based think tank, said in a new study on Tuesday. ...
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