PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(13 July 2026)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the data-centre capacity required to deliver the grid applications identified in the Interim AI Adoption Plan: Clean Energy.
Asked by:
Pippa Heylings (Liberal Democrat)
Asked by:
Pippa Heylings (Liberal Democrat)
Answer
The Department has not produced an estimate of the data-centre capacity required specifically for the grid applications identified in the Interim AI Adoption Plan: Clean Energy.
The Government is, however, undertaking broader analysis of the potential growth in demand from AI and data centres as part of ongoing work on energy demand projections, electricity network planning and AI infrastructure policy.
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