Amazon’s European data center projects stalled by grid delays spanning up to seven years — no new connections until after 2030

February 7, 2026

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Amazon’s European data center projects stalled by grid delays spanning up to seven years — no new connections until after 2030

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Amazon Web Services is encountering grid connection wait times of up to seven years for new European data center projects, a delay that exceeds the usual finance and physical construction timelines by quite some margin.

This is according to Amazon’s head of energy markets and regulation for AWS EMEA, Pamela McDougall, who, in an interview with Reuters, said that timelines for getting a grid connection have become one of the biggest deciding factors in Amazon’s data center investments. “And we’re…

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Amazon’s European data center projects stalled by grid delays spanning up to seven years — no new connections until after 2030

February 7, 2026

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Amazon’s European data center projects stalled by grid delays spanning up to seven years — no new connections until after 2030

Amazon Web Services is encountering grid connection wait times of up to seven years for new European data center projects, a delay that exceeds the usual finance and physical construction timelines by quite some margin.

This is according to Amazon’s head of energy markets and regulation for AWS EMEA, Pamela McDougall, who, in an interview with Reuters, said that timelines for getting a grid connection have become one of the biggest deciding factors in Amazon’s data center investments. “And we’re…

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