Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 69941
Data Centres: South East
Tabled: 22 July 2025
Answered: 2 September 2025
Named DayQuestion
Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
Labour — Slough
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent steps his Department has taken to help mitigate the environmental impact of data centres in (a) Slough and (b) the South East.
Answer
Michael ShanksThe Government’s forecasts for data centre demand to 2030 are consistent with its Clean Power 2030 Action Plan. The Government expects to be able to meet this demand through its plans to increase renewable power capacity, other low carbon generation and f...
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