33649 (2026). Ricardo Menéndez March to the Minister for Energy

Written Question

Published date: 26 Aug 2026

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Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	33649 (2026)
Question asked:	27 Jul 2026
Member asking:	Ricardo Menéndez March
Portfolio:	Minister for Energy
Minister replying:	Hon Simeon Brown
Answer received:	20 Aug 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_33649_2026
Document guid:	4015848e-36d0-4001-8c93-7c5b243a27d4

33649 (2026). Ricardo Menéndez March to the Minister for Energy: Do officials expect any other data centres, besides the "maybe three" he referred to, to put upward pressure on electricity prices, if so, by how much?

Hon Simeon Brown: I am advised that current projections of data centre demand growth are not expected to put significant upward pressure on electricity prices over the next three years.