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CFEL25: EU electricity prices too high to catch data centre boom

Published 12:49 on October 8, 2025 / Last updated at 12:49 on October 8, 2025 / / Americas (US & Canada), EMEA (Europe), Net Zero Transition (Power/Electrification)

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The advent of power hungry data centres to feed the boom in artificial intelligence will have little impact on EU emissions because electricity prices are too high in Europe, speakers told the Carbon Forward Expo London conference.
The advent of power hungry data centres to feed the boom in artificial intelligence will have little impact on EU emissions because electricity prices are too high in Europe, speakers told the Carbon Forward Expo London conference.


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