Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 41202

Artificial Intelligence: Infrastructure

Tabled: 25 March 2025
Answered: 2 April 2025

Question

Kanishka Narayan

LabourVale of Glamorgan

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of (a) energy and (b) grid access on the deployment of high-performance compute infrastructure.

Answer

Feryal Clark
The Government recognises the importance of continued innovation and improvements in the efficiency of compute infrastructure.AI Growth Zones will help shift energy demand to areas with more capacity, reducing pressure on congested parts of the grid. DSIT...

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