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government has [committed](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-compute-roadmap/uk-compute-roadmap) to AI datacentres as part of its [UK compute roadmap](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-compute-roadmap/uk-compute-roadmap). That policy paper, put forward by DSIT in 2025, sets out a “bold, long-term plan
policies to secure investment from Silicon Valley, including multimillion-pound energy subsidies and preferential planning [approval for datacentres](https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2026/mar/14/datacentre-boom-is-uk-ai-bubble-about-to-burst) in what ministers have called [AI growth zones](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/delivering-ai-growth-zones/delivering-ai-growth-zones#:~:text=Pricing%20support%20mechanism,point%20in%202030.). While largely unknown