London's data centre boom: AI-driven expansion raises energy and water sustainability concerns

The buildings - secure, warehouse-like facilities that house IT infrastructure such as computing, storage, and networking systems - are seen as critical for helping prop up the capital's economy and public services.

Major concerns have been raised by environmental groups over the amount of energy demanded by the structures, both for City Hall's environmental goals and the potential knock-on effect on London'

Data centres are being pitched as essential to modern life, but their rapid expansion driven by people's AI use through LLMs like ChatGPT is raising difficult questions about London's future