The EU has proposed an A-to-G energy rating scheme for data centres as it aims to triple capacity, with electricity demand from the sector set to exceed 3% of total EU demand by 2030.

Sustainable aviation fuel supply in the EU rose six-fold in 2025, beating the ReFuelEU target and reaching 121 airports as production capacity expands across 18 member states.

Britain is tightening grid connection rules as AI-driven data centre demand surges, aiming to free capacity for genuine projects and support the next wave of digital infrastructure and electricity growth.

OpenAI has paused its UK Stargate data centre project, with high electricity costs, grid constraints, and regulatory delays all contributing to the decision, casting doubt on UK AI ambitions.

U.S. President Donald Trump has secured a pledge from several of the world’s largest technology companies to prevent the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence data centers from driving up electricity prices for American households.

SpaceX has outlined plans for what could become one of the most unconventional energy-hungry infrastructure projects ever proposed: up to one million satellites operating as orbital data centers to power artificial intelligence from space.

A cross-party coalition of U.S. governors and senior Trump administration officials has agreed on a coordinated push to accelerate new power generation across the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest electricity system, as rising prices and surging data-centre demand put growing pressure on the regional grid.

The Trump administration is preparing to unveil a major intervention in the U.S. electricity market aimed at preventing rising power costs from being passed on to households as energy demand from data centres surges.

The European Commission has unveiled a new automotive policy package aimed at keeping Europe’s transition to clean mobility on track while responding to mounting economic, industrial and energy system pressures. The measures reaffirm the EU’s long-term commitment to climate neutrality by 2050, but introduce greater flexibility in how carmakers meet emissions targets.

The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has published its assessment of the government’s new mileage tax for electric vehicles—a policy that represents one of the most significant shifts in the UK’s motoring tax system in decades. For years, EVs have benefited from lower running costs and exemptions from most fuel-related charges, helping accelerate adoption as the government pushes toward its 2030 electric sales mandate.

The United States has cemented its dominance in the global data center race, hosting roughly 5,500 facilities—more than the rest of the world combined. Driven by a wave of investment in artificial intelligence, construction spending reached nearly $40 billion in 2025, giving the U.S. around 44% of global data capacity.

The White House has unveiled a sweeping executive order designed to accelerate the development of power-hungry AI data centers by streamlining federal permitting and prioritizing energy infrastructure. The directive, issued July 23, 2025, underscores the growing intersection of artificial intelligence and energy policy, as surging electricity demand from computing facilities strains grids and reshapes power generation planning.