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The UK Government convened the second AI Energy Council meeting to address the energy grid’s capacity to support a twenty-fold increase in AI compute power over the next five years.

• £2 billion committed under the AI Opportunities Action Plan to accelerate AI adoption and productivity across the UK, with participation from major tech and energy companies including Google, Microsoft, and Amazon Web Services.
• Discussions include reforming the grid connections process to free up over 400GW of capacity, forecasting AI-driven energy demand shifts, and advancing AI Growth Zones to unlock investment and jobs nationwide.
  This initiative aims to ensure sustainable, clean energy supports the UK’s AI sector growth while maintaining its position as a leading AI power globally.