Power and Place: a Regulatory Guide to Data Centre Developments in Europe
BonelliErede, Bredin Prat, De Brauw, Hengeler Mueller, Slaughter and May, Uría Menéndez.
07/2026 Uría Menéndez
Our 2026 Data Centre Report, Power and Place: A Regulatory Guide to Data Centre Developments in Europe, produced in collaboration with the European Best Friends network (BonelliErede, Bredin Prat, De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek, Hengeler Mueller, Slaughter&May and Uría Menéndez), provides a comparative overview of the regulatory and strategic considerations shaping data centre development across Europe.
In this report, we examine the current framework in France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and the UK, alongside EU-level regulation, through five key themes:
- Securing grid access
- Procuring power
- National strategy, investment and planning incentives
- Environmental regulation and sustainability
- Real estate and site structuring
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