Data Centres and the Grid

On 30 September 2025, from 16:00 to 18:00 CET, CERRE will host the launch event of the report “Data Centres and the Grid” at the Cercle Royal Gaulois in Brussels. 

The event will open with a fireside chat with a representative from the European Commission. 

The event will feature a presentation of CERRE’s latest research on data centre’s strategic importance to Europe’s digital sovereignty and competitiveness, co-authored by Dr Oliver Inderwildi (University of Cambridge) and Dr Thomas Le Goff (Telecom Paris, Institut Polytechnique de Paris). The study includes concrete recommendations for the integration of data centres into the electricity system. 

A fishbowl discussion from 16:45 to 18:00 will bring together representatives from Arcep, E.ON, Gira Strategic Finance, NVIDIA, PPC, the Swedish Market Inspectorate (Ei), TenneT, and Terna. It will be facilitated by CERRE’s Director of the Energy, Mobility and Sustainability Practice, Annika Brack. 

This will be a hybrid event, with in-person attendance by invitation only.