Internet Activity: Energy Use - Question

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords am 3:21 pm ar 27 Ionawr 2025.

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Photo of Lord Hunt of Kings Heath Lord Hunt of Kings Heath Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero) 3:21, 27 Ionawr 2025

My Lords, the National Energy System Operator has estimated that data centres consume around 2.5% of the UK’s electricity. The UK is not a major centre for cryptocurrency mining. We estimate the share of power consumed in the UK for this purpose to be negligible.