非营利组织Foxglove的一项分析显示，英格兰两座规划中的数据中心在完全运营后，其年碳排放量将超过埃克森美孚（ExxonMobil）在英国的排放量1。具体而言，Wapseys Wood和Quest Park这两座数据中心完全运营后预计将使用1.3GW电力，年碳排放量达到457.7万吨1。相比之下，埃克森美孚2023年在英国的碳排放量为390万吨1。
目前，英国共有315个数据中心正在排队等待接入电网，代表73GW的需求，这几乎相当于英国整个冬季峰值能源需求的两倍1。由于电网连接等待时间长，Wapseys Wood和Quest Park正寻求自建现场燃气发电站1。这两座数据中心也是首批通过英国政府国家重大基础设施项目（NSIP）机制快速审批的项目之一1。专家警告称，数据中心对英国具有法律约束力的气候目标构成了严重威胁，并批评了政府通过NSIP机制快速审批这些项目的做法1。前英格兰和威尔士绿党领袖Caroline Lucas称这些预计排放量“绝对令人恐惧”，工党议员、下议院环境审计委员会主席Toby Perkins也称该分析是一个“有力提醒”1。
针对这一分析结果，英国政府回应称Foxglove的数据具有误导性，原因是其假设项目从第一天起就达到100%的利用率1。英国政府同时强调，数据中心是经济的重要组成部分，将通过建设清洁能源支持其发展1。对此，Foxglove通讯主管Tom Hegarty称假设100%利用率是遵循行业标准的做法1。
Two planned datacentres in England are projected to generate higher annual carbon emissions than ExxonMobil's UK operations, according to an analysis by the nonprofit organization Foxglove 1. Once fully operational, the Wapseys Wood and Quest Park facilities will consume 1.3 gigawatts of electricity and produce an estimated 4.577 million tonnes of carbon emissions annually 1. This figure surpasses the 3.9 million tonnes of carbon emitted by ExxonMobil in the UK in 2023 1. The analysis notes that 315 datacentres are currently queued to connect to the UK grid, representing a 73-gigawatt demand 1. This pending demand is nearly double the entire peak energy requirement of the UK during winter 1. Due to lengthy waits for grid connections, the two datacentres are seeking to build their own on-site gas power stations 1.
Experts warn that datacentres pose a significant threat to the UK's legally binding climate targets 1. Caroline Lucas, the former leader of the Green Party in England and Wales, described the projected emissions as "absolutely terrifying" 1. Toby Perkins, a Labour MP and chair of the House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee, called the analysis a "powerful reminder" 1. Experts also criticized the government for fast-tracking these projects through the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) mechanism, as both facilities are among the first to be approved via this route 1. In response, the UK government dismissed the emissions data as misleading, arguing that the analysis assumes the projects will operate at 100% utilization from day one 1. Tom Hegarty, communications director at Foxglove, stated that assuming 100% utilization follows standard industry practice 1. The government maintained that datacentres are a vital part of the economy and emphasized that their development will be supported by the construction of clean energy 1.
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