European Data Centers Face Net-Zero Collision as AI Demand Surges

The structural contradiction at the center of European AI policy is not rhetorical — it is an engineering problem with a hard timeline. , and the Commission's May announcement of a tripling-capacity plan did not come with a corresponding grid expansion commitment that closes that gap. What the Commission has done is establish the priority order: AI capacity first, grid compatibility to follow. The sustainability sector's move to bar AI companies from awards entirely is a direct institutional…