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ECONOMY • UNITED KINGDOM

Brookfield, Drax and Radiant plan major AI data center at UK power plant

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Brookfield, Drax and AI infrastructure platform Radiant have agreed to develop a data center at the Drax power station in North Yorkshire. The project is planned to eventually exceed 1 gigawatt of capacity and could begin operating by early 2028, according to The Guardian.

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The project would bring a large new data center to a UK power-plant site, linking AI infrastructure development with local energy and land use. The supplied reports do not identify a direct effect on U.S. businesses or households.