Abbots Langley Data Centre Waste Heat

Comments Sought from Local Residents

In October last year Grand Union Community Energy was awarded £40,000 by GB Energy and the Community Energy Fund to investigate the viability of a heat network using the waste heat from the data centre that is currently being planned for a site in Abbots Langley. At 88,000m2 the scale of the site is huge and after being rejected by Three Rivers District Council, was approved by the Government in Spring of 2025. 

As a non profit Community Energy Organisation, GUCE's priority is to look at ways to build energy resilience for the residents of South West Herts and has worked closely with Three Rivers District Council to look at all options for using the waste heat from this development. 

The project is now drawing to a close with the final report due by the end of April and a community event will be hosted to share those findings, with details to be announced shortly on the GUCE website.

Have Your Say

What we need to know from you, the residents of Three Rivers, is how would you like to see projects like the data centre support decarbonisation efforts across the district?

This could be in any form e.g heat networks from the waste heat to provide clean heating free from international price shocks, funds from the developments for renewables in the area, funds for other sustainable measures? 

For more details please see the GUCE website and keep an eye out for the community event soon.