Israel Electricity Authority Proposes New Rules for Data Centers
Translated & summarized from TheMarker by baba
Israel's Electricity Authority is proposing new regulations for data centers, limiting total grid connections to 3 GW plus 300 MW for defense. Developers must provide 2 million shekels per MW in guarantees, with half returned after 60% operational capacity. The Authority expects data centers to consume 20% of total energy by 2030.
The story in 6 lines · by baba
- Israel's Electricity Authority proposed new regulations for data centers.
- Total power for data centers will be capped at 3 GW, plus 300 MW for defense.
- Individual new data centers will be limited to 200 MW capacity.
- Developers must deposit 2 million shekels per MW of requested power.
- Half of the deposit is returned only after 60% operational capacity is reached.
- Data centers are projected to consume 20% of total energy by 2030.
The Israel Electricity Authority's plenum has proposed new regulations for data center server farms, including a cap on the total power allocated to these facilities and limits on individual new centers. The proposal suggests a maximum of 3 gigawatts (GW) for data centers connected to the national grid, with an additional 300 megawatts (MW) reserved for defense system needs. Each new data center would be limited to a capacity of 200 MW.
Under the proposed rules, developers will be required to deposit guarantees of 2 million shekels per megawatt of requested capacity. Half of this deposit will be returned only after the facility achieves 60% operational capacity. The Authority estimates that the total allocated power for data centers will reach approximately 20% of the total projected energy supply by 2030.
