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Norway’s Grid Hits Pause

Norway’s grid operator has paused new reservations for data centers. The projects already lined up show why deciding who gets power is getting harder.

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Odd Inge Teige
Nov 10

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Statnett, the company that operates Norway’s national electricity grid, stopped setting aside additional space on the electricity grid for data centers on November 9. It says the pause will help keep the grid stable while it works on new technical requirements. The operator expects to lift the pause by August 1, 2027.

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