Norway reins in data centre industry amid AI boom

Norway’s government said on Monday it will curb the rapid growth of power-hungry data centres ‌in the Nordic country, becoming the latest nation to limit a buildout driven by the global artificial intelligence industry.

Norway produces more power than it consumes and is a net exporter, ​but recent projections show that demand from new data centres could lead to ​an energy deficit and rising electricity prices in the coming years.