Everything else will go where it is easier to build Experts warn UK data centre market is lagging behind Europe even as demand continues to soar

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  • The UK is said to be Europe's second-largest data center market, but demand is only expected to grow by 17.6% annually between now and 2030.
  • Consultancy firm Kearney doesn't blame a lack of demand for the slower-than-average growth, but rather its poor ability to accommodate new infrastructure efficiently and affordably.
  • The consultancy firm sees energy availability as a major blocker across Europe as a whole, with forecasts of 236 TWh by 2035 just for data center consumption – up from 96 TWh in 2024.
UK annual data center growth anticipated to be less than half seen in Ireland, Finland and NorwayNordic sites are costing 600k per MW, Western European sites are costing 2.

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