Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 85650

Artificial Intelligence: Renewable Energy

Tabled: 27 October 2025
Answered: 4 November 2025

Question

Helen Maguire

Liberal DemocratEpsom and Ewell

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department is taking steps to encourage companies building AI infrastructure to use renewable energy.

Answer

Michael Shanks
The Government is determined to facilitate the deployment of data centres in ways that are compatible with its Clean Power 2030 ambition. Through the AI Energy Council and its working groups, it has brought the energy and tech industries together at the h...

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