Drax signs deal with Brookfield for AI data center at UK power station

The short version

• Drax Group has signed an agreement with Brookfield and its Radiant platform to jointly develop an AI data center at Drax Power Station in North Yorkshire.[CNBC]
• Brookfield estimates total investment, including semiconductors, could exceed £20 billion, with an initial £2.5 billion for phase 1.[CNBC]
• Phase 1 targets up to 100 megawatts by the first quarter of 2028, but still needs planning, regulatory and network approvals, a tenant, and final investment decisions.[CNBC · The Guardian]

Key facts

• Drax Group, Brookfield and Radiant agreed to jointly develop an AI data center on the Drax Power Station estate in North Yorkshire.[CNBC]
• Brookfield estimates total investment, including semiconductors, could exceed £20 billion ($26.8 billion), with an initial £2.5 billion for phase 1.[CNBC]
• Phase 1 targets up to 100 megawatts of capacity operational from the first quarter of 2028.[CNBC · The Guardian]
• The initial phase requires planning, regulatory and network approvals and a secured tenant, and final investment decisions have not been made.[CNBC]

Sources

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• Brookfield plans for a $27 billion AI data center at UK power stationCNBC
• UK’s most polluting power plant could power country’s largest AI datacentreThe Guardian - World