Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 127433

Electricity: Data Centres

Tabled: 15 April 2026

Question

Dame Chi Onwurah

LabourNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the electricity demand of large-scale data centres, in (1) the UK and (2) those located in the North East; and what plans exist to ensure adequate grid capacity

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