Electricity: Data Centres
Commons · Question 26555 · Tabled 2 Sep 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 10 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Wendy Morton
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what proportion of the cost of electricity-network reinforcement required to connect new data centres will be met by (a) data-centre developers, (b) network operators and (c) electricity cons
Answer
Answered by Martin McCluskey, 10 Sep 2026
The independent energy regulator, Ofgem, is responsible for the connections charging framework and the allocation of charges between developers, network operators, and consumers. Government is not tracking the network reinforcement cost data associated sp...