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UK’s most polluting power plant could power country’s largest AI datacentre

BusinessBy Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondentNov 3, 2026, 11:55 AM
UK’s most polluting power plant could power country’s largest AI datacentre
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PUBLISHEDNov 3, 2026, 11:55 AM
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Drax’s FTSE 250 owner strikes £20bn deal to build infrastructure in what it says is site’s ‘next chapter’ Britain’s most polluting power plant could soon power the country’s largest datacentre under a £20bn deal to build AI infrastructure on the site of the Drax power plant in North Yorkshire.

The power plant’s FTSE 250 owner has struck a deal with the infrastructure investor Brookfield and ⁠and the AI…

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