DataVita says AI datacentre will be fully powered by the National Grid
Original headline: Lanarkshire AI datacentre to fully rely on National Grid despite renewables claim
DataVita had pledged that the AI datacentre near Glasgow in Lanarkshire would be supplied entirely by renewable energy equivalent to 1GW. The company now says the facility will be powered solely through the National Grid, contrary to its earlier green energy commitment.
The failure to deliver on renewable power promises undermines confidence in the environmental credibility of AI infrastructure.
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