Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the UK has sufficient energy supplies to support the increased use of artificial intelligence technologies, data centres and electric vehicles.

The UK Government is taking several steps to ensure sufficient energy supplies for AI technologies, data centres, and electric vehicles.

Building the low carbon economy of the future will lead to significant increases in electricity demand across many sectors. These projected increases are a key part of the analysis that underpins the work happening across government on future AI energy needs. The Department is working closely with the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology in setting up the AI Energy Council that will have senior representatives from both the energy industry and the AI industry to look at where best to locate AI data centres and proactively manage the energy requirements of AI.

By unlocking new low carbon electricity generation, improving access to the electricity grid and efficient use and operation of the energy system we will achieve Clean Power by 2030 and maintain secure, resilient energy supplies that can meet electricity demand.