# UK’s most polluting power plant could supply the country’s largest AI data centre

https://mins.news/en/item/127072

- The Guardian, 2026-11-03 11:55 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/nov/03/uk-drax-power-station-ai-datacentre

> Drax has agreed with Brookfield and AI infrastructure platform Radiant to develop a data centre at its North Yorkshire site, in a project that could attract more than £20bn. The centre could eventually exceed 1GW, with its first phase expected to operate from early 2028. Drax hopes to supply it directly in the early 2030s.

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