Energy: Artificial Intelligence
Commons · Question 18224 · Tabled 13 Jul 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 21 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by Pippa Heylings
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what comparative assessment his Department has made of the computational and energy requirements of (a) the machine learning and optimisation techniques used for electricity network managemen
Answer
Answered by Martin McCluskey, 21 Jul 2026
Machine learning is not currently used for electricity grid management. Any future energy required will depend on how machine learning will be used. The UK Government contracted Europe Economics to research whether future electricity demand from AI data c...