National Grid agrees to buy Teesside land for Britain’s biggest substation near planned AI datacentre
Agreed purchase of land at Teesworks follows reports government picked site for AI datacentre; draft policy calls datacentres fundamental to the economy
National Grid has taken a step towards building Britain’s largest electricity substation on Teesside, agreeing to purchase 29.5 hectares of land at Dorman Point on the Teesworks site. The substation could supply power to a nearby AI datacentre as the UK races to expand AI infrastructure. Last week, the government described datacentres as fundamental to the economy in a draft national policy statement.