Energy First Part V: Europe’s Power Socket - Or Its Next Industrial Story?

Norway has power, land and growing AI infrastructure. But what exactly do we want to build around it?

The Government’s own data-centre strategy says new projects should contribute to national value creation, security, local communities and better use of energy, including excess heat. 

This closing executive fireside turns those ambitions into choices.

When grid capacity is scarce, what should Norway prioritise? What should we demand on flexibility, heat reuse and local value creation? Which digital capabilities should we control ourselves? And should real estate simply provide the sites, or become investors and owners in the infrastructure itself?

Do we want to be Europe’s power socket, or build an industry around the power?