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Data Centres: Planning

Asked by Nick TimothyConservativeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 3 March 2025UIN 32673

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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 5 February 2025 to Question 26897 on Data Centres: Planning, what assessment his Department has made of the grid (a) capacity and (b) infrastructure that will be req

Answered by Michael Shanks

The National Electricity System Operator (NESO) is investigating the future power consumption of data centres, as well as grid constraints, lead times for developers, and how to improve connection processes.

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