Drax Plans £20 Billion AI Data Center at UK’s Most Polluting Power Plant Site
Drax's parent company struck a £20 billion deal to transform the North Yorkshire biomass power plant into the UK's largest AI data center. The project aims for over 1 gigawatt of capacity, potentially operational by early 2028, contingent on planning permission and government approvals. This ambitious plan seeks to repurpose a major polluting site to meet growing AI infrastructure demands.
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This project reflects efforts to meet AI computing needs by reusing existing energy sites, raising environmental and regulatory considerations for large-scale AI infrastructure in Europe.
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