Israel caps new data center capacity at 200MW

Israel's Electrical Authority has limited new data centers to 200MW to stop speculative projects from clogging the grid connection queue. Developers must post NIS 2 million ($643,300) guarantees per megawatt requested and provide backup mechanisms for disconnection during peak demand.

• 200MW cap per project aims to filter speculative grid connection requests
• Guarantee set at NIS 2 million ($643,300) per MW of requested capacity
• An extra 1GW allocated, bringing sector total to more than 3GW
• NOGA reported roughly 27GW of projects seeking grid connection