UK regulatory authorities weigh restrictions on peak hour data center electricity consumption On June 16th, according to Bloomberg, the UK energy regulator Ofgem is evaluating whether data centers should be required to reduce electricity consumption during periods of power system stress in the future. This move is part of the UK's response to the surge in electricity demand caused by the rapid development of artificial intelligence and cloud computing. Ofgem stated in its latest policy update that it is studying whether mandatory load shedding should be introduced as a backup mechanism into the regulatory framework. Regulatory agencies believe that if more effective load management can be implemented for large electricity users, the power system will have greater flexibility, thereby ensuring power supply reliability while connecting more new electricity demand. In other words, as AI data centers become the new 'super consumers', UK regulators are considering giving grid operators the power to temporarily reduce computing power or electricity consumption in extreme situations to ease grid pressure and avoid supply risks. This move reflects the increasingly prominent contradiction between the expansion of AI infrastructure and power supply capacity on a global scale. Click on the original link below to join the Beating · Feishu AI news channel, which continuously monitors global AI hotspots and news 24/7. [Original link]