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National Grid to site biggest substation in UK near planned Teesside datacentre

The Guardian Technology Nov 1, 2026, 9:37 PM (5 hours ago)

New electricity generating capacity would enable north-east to attract investment for large-scale AI infrastructure National Grid has taken a step towards building Britain’s biggest electricity substation on Teesside, which could supply power to a vast neighbouring datacentre as the UK races to…

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