Worried about data centres near you? The UK map shows most facilities are in London, but things are changing fast
- Report finds 40% of British-based data centres are in London
- Recent analysis shows the UK has 555 data center installations operational, second only to the USA (4,423)
- Energy costs in the UK could slow development of data centres, following an OpenAI project being put on hold
A number of recent studies indicate that the UK has a strong data center industry, with the majority of facilities sitting within the M25. But as internet backbone speeds increase and planning is easier to get approved beyond London, the rest of the country is seeing an uptick in facilities.
Recent studies – including one by Statista – indicate a total of 555 UK data farms, placing it second in the worldwide charts, slightly ahead of Germany but massively behind the USA, which leads with 4,423.
But there are interesting developments, as while 40% of the UK’s data centres are within the M25, the...
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