Energy: Data Centres
Commons · Question 112573 · Tabled 11 Feb 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Derek Twigg
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
Answered by Michael Shanks, 23 Feb 2026
The 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...