Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 37342

Energy: Artificial Intelligence

Tabled: 11 March 2025
Answered: 19 March 2025

Question

Kanishka Narayan

LabourVale of Glamorgan

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the anticipated impact of the growth in artificial intelligence and sovereign compute infrastructure on national energy demand; and what steps the G

Answer

Michael Shanks
Embracing the opportunities that AI can provide to drive growth and productivity in the economy is a government objective. Supporting the development of AI data centres through policies such as AI Growth Zones is a key part of that. The Department is work...

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