Drax plans to convert part of its North Yorkshire power plant into datacentre
by Jillian Ambrose from on (#723M0)
Plans are response to surge in demand for AI capability and come after government signalled it would curb subsidies
Drax has revealed plans to convert part of its power plant in North Yorkshire into a datacentre as soon as 2027 in response to the increase in demand for AI capability.
The FTSE 250 company behind Britain's biggest power plant told investors on Thursday that it had applied for planning permission to build a 100-megawatt datacentre at its site near Selby.
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