London’s data centre boom ‘could push 10,000 households into poverty’
An Evening Standard news article by Kumail Jaffer and Michael Howie reports warnings that London's data centre boom could push 10,000 households into fuel poverty and strain water resources. With London hosting over 80 per cent of UK data centre capacity and 26 more planned, Oliver Hayes of Global Action Plan projects £88 added to average energy bills, while Water UK's Jon Chappell warns of extra peak demand and Green Party leader Zack Polanski urges a halt to building.
