Regulators draft first power rules for giant AI data centres
New draft rules would force hyperscale computing sites to contract their own clean generation before connecting to the grid.
Regulators have circulated the first draft rules requiring hyperscale AI computing sites to contract dedicated clean generation before they can connect to the grid.\n\nThe measure follows a year in which data-centre demand outpaced new capacity in several regions.\n\nOperators argue the rules will slow deployment; grid planners counter that unmanaged growth risks household supply.\n\nA consultation period runs for ninety days before the text is finalised.