Artificial Intelligence and Data Centres: Clean Energy
(asked on 16th June 2026) - View Source
Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to ensure co-ordination between the National Data Centre Strategy, the AI Opportunities Action Plan, and the Clean Power 2030 Action Plan.
Answered by
Kanishka Narayan
Minister of State (Cabinet Office) (Jointly with the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Technology)
DSIT is working with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero to champion and support data centre growth that reflects energy system capacity, decarbonisation objectives, and wider infrastructure constraints. This approach ensures that AI development, digital infrastructure investment, and clean energy delivery are pursued in a complementary and mutually reinforcing way. Specifically, through the AI Energy Council, DSIT and DESNZ are also exploring how to meet the future energy demands of AI and data centres in a way that is resilient, sustainable, and scalable.