Brookfield targets $27B AI data center at Drax Power Station in North Yorkshire
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The £20 billion investment would turn a biomass power site into one of Europe's largest AI compute hubs, with first operations targeted for early 2028. Brookfield Asset Management is betting big on British energy infrastructure, announcing a plan to build a gigawatt-scale AI data center at the Drax Power Station estate in North Yorkshire that could attract more than £20 billion, or approximately $26.8 billion, in total investment over its lifetime.
Source: Crypto Briefing
