Heat Networks: Data Centres
Commons · Question 1035 · Tabled 13 May 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 22 May 2026
Question
Asked by John Whitby
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to encourage the integration of data centres into local heat network zoning plans.
Answer
Answered by Martin McCluskey, 22 May 2026
The Department is looking at how waste heat from data centres can be used to support the development of large scale, strategic heat networks. Through heat network zoning, certain buildings and heat sources, including data centres, can be required to conne...