Renewable Energy: Data Centres
Commons · Question 26527 · Tabled 2 Sep 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 7 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Mary Glindon
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps she is taking to increase the proportion of data centres that locate in areas with excess renewables capacity.
Answer
Answered by Martin McCluskey, 7 Sep 2026
Data centres can bring down constraint costs if they locate behind existing transmission constraints where they can make use of renewable generation that would otherwise be curtailed. This is why government recently consulted on reforms to align data cent...