Energy: Artificial Intelligence
(asked on 13th January 2025) - View Source
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure sufficient energy availability in the wake of increased artificial intelligence use.
Answered by
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
This question was answered on 27th January 2025
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero has contracted European Economic Research Limited to analyse the future net energy demand of AI, with the project being due to be completed by April 2025. 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.