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Drax plans £20bn AI infrastructure using output from UK’s largest polluting plant
Nov 3, 2026SOURCE: theguardian.com
SO WHAT
In the thousand-day window, AI expansion hinges less on models and more on physical power contracts that the old grid can’t cheaply scale.
Drax says it will convert its North Yorkshire power footprint into a major AI datacentre, positioning a £20bn build as a “next chapter.” The old system’s combustion capacity is being repurposed to feed the inversion—energy now becomes the gating layer.
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