Written question WQ100280
- Asked by
- Dan ThomasReform
- To be answered by
- Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 9 days
Question
What assessment has the Welsh Government made of any impact of new data centres on water and energy bills and household water pressure?
Answer
Answered by Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability (Llyr Gruffydd)
The impact of a new data centre on water supplies, energy costs and household water pressure will vary depending on its location, scale, design and resource requirements, as well as the capacity of local infrastructure. Proposals should be informed by robust, location-specific evidence to ensure that economic growth can be supported while maintaining resilient water supplies, protecting the environment and meeting future needs.
The Welsh Government is committed to taking a strategic approach to planning Wales’s energy system to minimise system costs. The National Energy Strategy will map out Wales’ current and future energy needs, including data centres, and how it plans to deliver the infrastructure needed to meet them in.