Date by which Statnett expects to lift the temporary halt on new grid capacity reservations for data centers in Norway that it announced on 9 November 2026
Aug 1, 2027 at the latestforecast
| Value kind | forecast — Forecasts are time-bound outlooks, not specifications; test decisions across plausible scenarios. |
|---|---|
| Scope | Announced 9 November 2026, together with a halt on processing new applications for approval of facility functionality under FOS §14. Existing connections are unaffected, facilities with approved functional requirements can still connect, and Statnett may still process some applications for smaller facilities planned to connect before 1 August 2027. At the announcement 800 MW of data centers were connected, 4,200 MW held reserved capacity and 9,100 MW were in the capacity queue. The government plans a separate licensing regime for data centers. |
| As of | 2026-11-09 |
| Source | Statnett, 'Midlertidige tiltak for fortsatt forsvarlig systemdrift' (9 November 2026); licensing plan: Norwegian government, 'Regjeringen vil ha en kontrollert vekst av samfunnsnyttige datasentre i Norge' (9 November 2026) |
| Review | checking…review by 2027-02-01 · fast cadence |
| Recorded changes | last 2026-11-11 |
| Claim id | statnett-dc-grid-reservation-pause-2026 |
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