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Baroness Boycott (CB)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 3 March 2026

Debate

Carbon Budget 6

Contribution

My Lords, I am very pleased to hear that the Government continually reassess carbon budget 6, but I would like to hear the Minister’s response to the concerns of Ofgem, which has said that the volume of grid connection applications “exceeds even the most ambitious demand forecasts”. Further, last week, the Energy Secretary said that energy demand “remains inherently uncertain”. What is the Minister’s department doing to try to work out how much energy will be needed by data centres? Can the Government commit to using only low-carbon sources of power for these operations?

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