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Electricity: Artificial Intelligence

Asked by Claire CoutinhoConservativeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 23 January 2025UIN 24699

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he make an assessment of the potential impact of the AI Opportunities Action Plan on trends in the level of electricity demand.

Answered by Michael Shanks

The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero has contracted European Economic Research Limited to analyse the future net energy demand of AI and the National Electricity System Operator (NESO) is investigating the future power consumption of data centres. These assessments will help the Department evaluate the potential impact of AI-driven technologies on electricity demand trends.

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