Investment in AI data centres continues at pace, and as a result innovative ways of structuring the funding have emerged.
On 8 June 2026 the UK Government’s Department for Science, Innovation & Technology published its policy paper on the UK AI Hardware plan.
Before April 2025, grid connections in the UK were allocated on a straightforward “first come, first served” basis. That approach worked reasonably well when the volume of applications was manageable....
Data centres are relatively new technology to the UK, and the laws and regulations that relate to their planning, construction, and operation are evolving.