Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of data centres on local energy infrastructure, particularly during periods of extreme temperature.

Energy resilience is a top priority for the Government, which works continuously with industry to improve and maintain the resilience of energy infrastructure to a range of risks, including extreme weather events.

The Government is committed to ensuring electricity networks can meet rising electricity demand, including from data centres, throughout the year.

Government is also looking at how AI can improve resilience in the network. AI offers a way to run the electricity grid more intelligently, shifting from overbuilding and manual intervention towards real-time risk management, autonomous optimisation and consumer-led flexibility.