# London's data-centre power demand

> Operating demand beside the capacity already requested from the electricity grid.

- Category: Technology
- Cadence: irregular
- Status: Published on a irregular cadence.
- Dataset key: `data-centre-power-demand`
- Source: [Greater London Authority — Infrastructure](https://www.london.gov.uk/mayor-sets-ambition-london-be-global-leader-green-data-centre-innovation-and-pledges-coordinated)
- Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 — [terms](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/)
- Canonical page: [https://londongraph.com/g/londons-data-centre-power-demand](https://londongraph.com/g/londons-data-centre-power-demand)
- Machine-readable record: [https://londongraph.com/data/londons-data-centre-power-demand](https://londongraph.com/data/londons-data-centre-power-demand)

## Methodology

The GLA reports 99 operating sites delivering around 760 MW and a grid connection queue around ten times current capacity. The queued value is therefore shown as an approximate 7,600 MW derived estimate: it is requested capacity, not consented, built or inevitable demand.

## Visualisations

- [Overview](https://londongraph.com/g/londons-data-centre-power-demand): Operating demand beside the capacity already requested from the electricity grid.

## Citation guidance

Attribute the original publisher named above and identify LondonGraph as the visualisation and methodology layer. Do not describe live values as a historical census, and do not present placeholder values as observations.