• ERG’s latest ERGLab analysis highlights the need to distinguish viable data center projects from grid connection requests to avoid overstating electricity demand.
• Data center development increasingly depends on power availability, grid capacity and access to new low-carbon generation, requiring coordinated energy infrastructure planning.
• Integrating renewable generation with storage could improve system flexibility as digital infrastructure changes electricity consumption patterns.

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