Risks and opportunities to the sustainability of data centres in the UK

Environmental Audit Committee Open Inquiry
Opened: 27 Feb 2026 Parliament page
Data centres are regarded by ministers as being central to UK economic growth and were designated critical national infrastructure (CNI) in September 2024, offering them more legal protections. But their electricity consumption is expected to quadruple by 2030, according to the National Energy System Operator , raising concerns about their … Read more
3 Oral sessions
1 Letter
3 Events
Activity timeline 4 events
1 Jul
2026
Oral evidence
10 Jun
2026
Oral evidence
29 Apr
2026
Oral evidence
27 Feb
2026
Correspondence
Oral evidence sessions 3 sessions
1 Jul 2026
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Adam Eaton · VIRTUS Data Centres Arka Chanda · Centre for Economic Transition Expertise (CETEx) Dr Alejandro Gallego-Schmid · The Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, The University of Manchester Pablo John · Association for Decentralised Energy Stephen Busette · Siemens Tone Langengen · Tony Blair Institute
10 Jun 2026
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Christina Christopoulou · Amazon Web Services Dame Dawn Childs · Pure Data Centres Group Matt Evans · techUK Michael Birtwistle · Ada Lovelace Institute Oliver Hayes · Global Action Plan Steen Stewart · Crown Hosting Framework Authority
29 Apr 2026
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Christina Christopoulou · Amazon Web Services Dame Dawn Childs · Pure Data Centres Group Matt Evans · techUK Oliver Hayes · Global Action Plan Steen Stewart · Crown Hosting Framework Authority
Correspondence 1 letter
27 Feb 2026 To committee Letter from the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero in response to the committees letter relating to Data Centres and the Seventh Carbon Budget, 20 February 2026
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