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GlobalData: data centre projects now wait just over two years from announcement to construction as grid access and opposition bite
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Data Center Knowledge reports GlobalData figures showing that projects which broke ground between the third quarter of 2025 and the third quarter of 2026 waited on average just over two years after being announced, against about 18 months for projects that started construction between early 2020 and mid-2025. GlobalData senior analyst Martina Raveni names grid access and public opposition as the two biggest constraints and says developers in Europe's main hubs can wait up to a decade for a connection. IDC's Luis Fernandes calls grid access 'by a long shot the biggest cause for delay'. GlobalData forecasts data centre electricity use rising from 590 TWh in 2025 to 1,520 TWh in 2030 (GlobalData forecast).
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