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The Guardian — Technology · November 3, 2026 · On the brief until November 17, 2026

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

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Driving demand for large-scale power infrastructure

Drax signed a £20bn deal to host the UK's largest AI datacentre at its North Yorkshire power plant site. The project plans to use existing grid connections to support more than one gigawatt of capacity by the 2030s. This forces planners and engineers to address growing computing power loads amid grid congestion and statutory carbon limits.

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Students can debate whether pairing energy-heavy computing facilities with biomass power sites conflicts with legally binding national climate targets.

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