# Drax and Brookfield partner to develop GW-scale AI data center in North Yorkshire

Drax announced a strategic partnership with Brookfield and Radiant to develop a gigawatt-scale data center on its power plant site in North Yorkshire. Potential investment could exceed £20 billion, with the first phase of up to 100MW targeting operation in Q1 2028.

- Type: Partnership
- Announced: 2026-11-03
- Where: North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 1 GW
- Products: AI data center services

## Companies

- [Brookfield](https://endata.com/companies/10866.md) (partner)
- [Drax](https://endata.com/companies/15999.md) (partner)
- [Radiant](https://endata.com/companies/16000.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [metafront.news](https://metafront.news/next-front-ai-investment-expands-into-photonic-chips-power-and-robotics-with-a-series-of-ma-and-fundraising-deals/), 2026-11-04: "The UK’s Drax announced on the 3rd a strategic partnership with Brookfield and AI infrastructure platform Radiant to develop a gigawatt (GW) scale data center on its power plant site in North Yorkshire."

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