Question follow-through · 8371
Data Centres: Electricity
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will publish the National Energy System Operator's analysis of future electricity demand from data centres.
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 9 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 11 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 17 Jun 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
9 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will publish the National Energy System Operator's analysis of future electricity demand from data centres.
11 Jun 2026
Target answer date
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17 Jun 2026
Answer published
The National Energy System Operator (NESO) is currently working towards releasing its latest 10 Year Forecast on 30th July. This will include NESO’s estimates of the annual electricity demand associated with data centres. It will be published on the NESO ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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