Statnett
Norway's state-owned transmission system operator.
Statnett's data-centre order book, put at roughly 12 GW for about 120 projects in a Storting filing of 5 October 2026, is the case for halting new allocations until Norway sets a national policy.
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Held the 12 GW of data-centre reservations and queue positions the proposal cites
Data Centres: Boom and Backlash: Norwegian MPs seek data-centre grid haltBackground
According to Dok 8:6 S, lodged by four Storting members on 5 October 2026, Statnett has around 12 GW of capacity booked or in the queue for some 120 data-centre projects. The proposal would stop further allocations to the sector pending a national policy and make MPs vote on projects of 25 MW upward. Actual data-centre use in Norway came to 3.14 TWh in 2025. Fingrid in Finland warned in August that signed connections are no guarantee of buildings, the strongest reason not to read Statnett's queue as firm demand. Committee scrutiny and a vote still lie ahead.
As Norway's transmission system operator, Statnett is a state enterprise held through the Ministry of Energy. Its 2025 investment reached 10.6 billion kroner, against 7.6 billion in 2024, spread over 248 active grid projects. In the same year it switched on the Aurland to Sogndal line, completing a continuous 420 kV grid running the length of Norway.
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