{"id":"tp-42782","type":"article-newspaper","title":"UK Ties Extra Data Center Support to Jobs, Efficiency and Grid Access","author":"Riza Dagoc","publisher":"TOKENPOST Inc.","url":"https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/42782","datePublished":"2026-10-28T17:38:59.000Z","dateModified":"2026-10-28T17:38:59.000Z","language":"en","abstract":"The government estimates the country will need at least 6 gigawatts of AI data center capacity by 2030, while the covenant leaves strategic-site criteria to be defined.","section":"Regulation","references":[{"title":"grid-connection bottleneck affecting UK data center projects","url":"https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/40403"}]}