UK to offer grid priority, discount electricity to AI Growth Zone data centers
By Frank Hersey ( November 13, 2025, 16:08 GMT | Insight) -- Data centers located in the UK’s expanding list of AI Growth Zones – areas subject to looser planning regulation and eligible for government investment – will get priority for upcoming grid capacity and discounted electricity, the tech ministry announced Thursday. But the measures don’t go far enough, says the UK’s main tech membership group.AI developers and data center operators will see further incentives to establish operations in the UK’s AI Growth Zones as the government announces new reforms to planning, energy access and pricing....
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