Drax Plans to Convert Yorkshire Coal Power Station into Data Centre by 2027
Drax repurposes coal infrastructure for AI-driven data centre, boosting shareholder returns.
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Drax Group announced Thursday it will convert part of its Yorkshire power station in northern England
GB into a data centre as early as 2027, leveraging land, cooling systems, and transformers originally dedicated to coal generation. The strategic pivot positions the energy producer to capitalize on surging demand driven by artificial intelligence infrastructure needs.
GB into a data centre as early as 2027, leveraging land, cooling systems, and transformers originally dedicated to coal generation. The strategic pivot positions the energy producer to capitalize on surging demand driven by artificial intelligence infrastructure needs.The company is preparing a planning application for an initial 100-megawatt data centre at the site, with ambitions to expand capacity beyond 1 gigawatt after 2031. This expansion timeline reflects the accelerating British power demand fueled by AI applications and cloud computing growth.
