Written question asked by Lord Taylor of Warwick (Non-affiliated) on Monday, 30 June 2025, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 14 July 2025. It was answered by Lord Wilson of Sedgefield (Labour) on Monday, 14 July 2025 on behalf of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
Energy: Prices
- Question
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To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the UK's energy capacity to ensure that energy prices remain stable despite the increasing use of artificial intelligence.
- Answer
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The Government is committed to including data centres as part of its strategic energy plans and has established the AI Energy Council. The Council will continue to identify any barriers to the growth of AI and data centres in the UK, and ensure the growth supports our clean power mission, which includes a commitment to protect consumers.
In general, the way to keep energy prices stable with increasing demand for electricity is to make the electricity wholesale price reflect the much cheaper wholesale price of clean energy. Over this Parliament the Government will be working relentlessly to achieve that.
Secondary information
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- Written question
- Reference
- HL8986
- Session
- 2024-26
- Subjects
- Energy Prices Artificial intelligence
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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- 2025-09-05 23:54:13 +0100
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