United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 8972
Energy: Data Centres
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10 June 2026
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19 June 2026 · Answer
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19 June 2026
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with the system operator on energy demand associated with AI-capable data centres.
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10 June 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with the system operator on energy demand associated with AI-capable data centres.
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19 June 2026
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The Department is engaging with the National Energy System Operator (NESO) on methodologies for understanding demand, and how different scenarios for data centre capacity, efficiency, utilisation and ramp-up rate translate into varying annual electricity ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-06-10/8972
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1914991
- uk · wq-1914991 · source updated 19 June 2026