Power-hungry data centres must help bring down bills rather than place further strain on Britain’s squeezed electricity network, the energy minister has said. Michael Shanks warned public support could drop for the rapid expansion of AI infrastructure unless households saw a clear economic benefit. “We need to deliver energy security here at home, but we [...]
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July 15, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Energy minister says AI must ‘bring down bills’ as data centres squeeze the grid
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