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Lanarkshire AI datacentre to fully rely on National Grid despite renewables claim
DataVita has revised plan for Chapelhall development to be wholly powered by 1GW of renewable energy
A datacentre company that said it would power a massive AI development near Glasgow with renewable energy has admitted that the scheme will be entirely served by the National Grid .
DataVita, a key plank of the UK’s AI strategy, had promised that the Lanarkshire project would draw 1GW - the equivalent output of a small nuclear reactor, or Britain’s largest windfarm - from green sources. But when the Guardian raised questions about the pledge , it said the arrangement was “subject to final commercial agreements, planning, grid and consenting processes”.
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