Written question asked by Lord Taylor of Warwick (Non-affiliated) on Tuesday, 28 April 2026, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 13 May 2026. It was answered by Lord Whitehead (Labour) on Wednesday, 29 April 2026 on behalf of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
Energy: Data Centres
- Question
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To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of AI-related data centre energy demand on energy infrastructure; and what steps they are taking to ensure energy demand from those data centres does not increase costs for consumers.
- Answer
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It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. I will correspond directly with the noble Lord.
Secondary information
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- Written question
- Reference
- HL16730
- Session
- 2024-26
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- Subjects
- Energy Artificial intelligence Data centres
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- 2026-05-15 16:20:22 +0100
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