Question follow-through · 103588
National Grid: Data Centres
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans his Department has to accelerate grid upgrades to support the connection of AI and data centre infrastructure.
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 6 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 8 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 14 Jan 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
6 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans his Department has to accelerate grid upgrades to support the connection of AI and data centre infrastructure.
8 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
14 Jan 2026
Answer published
The Government is implementing a comprehensive package to accelerate grid upgrades, addressing decades of underinvestment to deliver clean and affordable electricity and support timely grid connections. As announced in November, the Government will use po...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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