UK launches Data Centre Covenant with approval tests and contribution requirements for new strategic data centres
ersatzben · x · 2026-10-28
The UK has announced a new "Data Centre Covenant" that sets tests for approving new strategic data centres and requires these projects to make defined contributions in exchange for approval. It marks a substantive policy move to attach public-interest conditions to large-scale AI compute buildout.
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