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Energy Insiders Podcast: Will data centres break the grid?

Power expert Keith Middleton discusses how the growth in data centres, properly regulated, won’t break the grid and could be good for the energy transition. Plus: Finally, some financing deals, and other news of the week.

Energy Insiders is brought to you by Pylon and Evergen.

You can find previous episodes of Energy Insiders here, or on your favourite podcast platform.

Join Renew Economy founder and editor-in-chief Giles Parkinson and columnist and energy markets expert David Leitch as they discuss the week's main events - politics, solar and storage.

Energy Insiders Podcast

Join Renew Economy founder and editor-in-chief Giles Parkinson and columnist and energy markets expert David Leitch as they discuss the week's main events - politics, solar and storage.

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