Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 58208
Data Centres
Tabled: 9 June 2025
Answered: 16 June 2025
Named DayQuestion
Dame Harriett Baldwin
Conservative — West Worcestershire
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Ofgem's readiness criteria for the UK data centre sector on growth in that sector.
Answer
Michael ShanksThe Government has worked closely with Ofgem and NESO on major reforms to the grid connections process. These reforms are expected to deprioritise up to 500GW of excess generation and storage capacity from the connections queue, freeing up capacity for vi...
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