Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 101285

Carbon Emissions: Data Centres

Tabled: 17 December 2025

Answered: 9 January 2026

Question

Dr Ellie Chowns

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of electricity demand from AI-related data centres on his net zero targets.

Answer

Michael Shanks

The Government received independent advice from NESO on achieving clean power by 2030, published in November 2024. This allowed for a fourfold increase in data centre electricity demand between then and 2030, within an overall conclusion that clean power ...

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