Written questions

Energy: Artificial Intelligence

Commons · Question 18225 · 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 estimate he has made of the data-centre capacity required to deliver the grid applications identified in the Interim AI Adoption Plan: Clean Energy.

Answer

Answered by Michael Shanks, 21 Jul 2026

The Department has not produced an estimate of the data-centre capacity required specifically for the grid applications identified in the Interim AI Adoption Plan: Clean Energy. The Government is, however, undertaking broader analysis of the potential gro...