Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 112573
Energy: Data Centres
Tabled: 11 February 2026
Answered: 23 February 2026
Named DayQuestion
Derek Twigg
Labour — Widnes and Halewood
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the capacity of (a) energy suppliers and (b) the National Grid to provide power for the cooling systems for proposed new AI data centres.
Answer
Michael ShanksThe Department’s energy and emissions projections include growth in power demand from computing services such as data centres. However, to ensure a comprehensive view of the energy system, the methodology projects at a broader sector level, not disaggrega...
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