Denmark is facing a massive expansion of the digital infrastructure as a result of the rapid development of artificial intelligence. Today, Danish data centers have a total capacity of around 350 megawatts, but by 2030 the need is expected to increase to around 1,000 megawatts.
This places completely new demands on the energy system, warns Henrik Hansen, CEO of Datacenter Industrien (DDI), in a press release:
- We have growth and investments coming, but the infrastructure cannot keep up. Therefore, a plan for the expansion is required. And the public electricity grid alone cannot support this development.
Previously, data centers were relatively easy to connect to the electricity grid. They were typically located near larger cities, were one among many consumers and often had a capacity of 5-10 MW. But today, the facilities are significantly larger and place much higher demands on the infrastructure.
- The largest projects today are around 120 megawatts, but they will become even larger soon. Several of them are already in the pipeline, and this will continue, says Henrik Hansen.
At the same time, the structure is expected to change. New needs such as smart traffic and health data require more smaller centers close to users, while there will still be a need for very large data centers with access to their own green energy.
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