Europe data center AI buildout hits power bottleneck

The author argues that Europe's expanding data center buildout for AI is hitting a severe power bottleneck due to unprepared and outdated grid infrastructure, which risks both climate objectives and Europe's long-term competitiveness. To address this, the article suggests adopting an energy hub model that co-locates generation, storage, and data center load at a single grid node to balance power locally and increase effective grid capacity. Open article →