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Drax in £20bn deal to power UK's largest AI datacentre

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

Drax, the owner of the UK's most polluting power plant, has struck a £20 billion deal to build infrastructure that could supply the country's largest AI datacentre, which the company describes as the site's 'next chapter'. The plan links the controversial biomass plant in North Yorkshire directly to the boom in artificial intelligence computing, prompting debate over whether polluting power should underpin the tech sector's growth.

Why now: The tension between Britain's biggest carbon emitter and the fast-growing AI industry is drawing attention.

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• UK’s most polluting power plant could power country’s largest AI datacentre · The Guardian

  Drax’s FTSE 250 owner strikes £20bn deal to build infrastructure in what it says is site’s ‘next chapter’

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