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Baroness Sheehan
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(1 day, 16 hours ago)
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Lord Whitehead (Lab)
I am afraid the noble Lord is back on his fairly standard topic. As far as AI is concerned, we ought to bear in mind that clean power already represents 73.7% of GB electricity generation and we are targeting clean power providing at least 95% of that power by 2030 or so. Importing a lot more gas to deal with the introduction of AI does not necessarily follow, because it is really a question of using that clean power in the most optimised way possible to make sure that AI is supported, so his thesis does not quite stack up.
Baroness Sheehan (LD)
My Lords, what requirements will be put in place to ensure that energy efficiency and waste heat recovery measures are implemented?