Experts say AI changing the game for data centres and power networks

A short while ago a 10 MW data centre would have seemed large — now gigascale facilities are forcing the IT and power industries to rethink how they interact

The inside of the data centre owned by French web provider OVHcloud in Beauharnois, near Montreal, Quebec.
The inside of the data centre owned by French web provider OVHcloud in Beauharnois, near Montreal, Quebec.Photo: OVHCLOUD/AFP/SCANPIX
Published 19 September 2025, 12:58Updated 19 September 2025, 12:58
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