Energy and Data Centers: Key Competition Considerations

Power supply is the lifeblood of any data center. Securing a viable grid connection is both essential and increasingly challenging, particularly in a number of jurisdictions (such as the UK and Ireland) where grid capacity is under severe pressure and connection queues stretch into the 2030s. Against this background, we highlight below a recent development in competition policy, whereby competition authorities are beginning to focus on energy supply and consumption as key parameters of competiti