# National Grid plans UK’s largest substation near Teesside AI datacentre

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/national-grid-to-site-biggest-substation-on-teesside-near-planned-ai-datacentre/
- Published: 2026-11-01T17:10:52+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-01T17:47:19+00:00
- Original publisher: The Guardian (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/nov/01/national-grid-to-site-biggest-substation-on-teesside-near-planned-ai-datacentre
- Topics: AI, Business, Companies, Technology, UK, World

## Key points

- National Grid has agreed to buy 73 acres for a Teesside substation.
- The project could support a nearby planned AI datacentre.
- The site is said to offer up to 3.2GW of capacity.

## Summary

National Grid has agreed to buy 73 acres at Dorman Point on Teesside for a proposed electricity substation that could become Britain’s largest. The project could help supply a planned nearby AI datacentre and attract investment to the north-east as the UK seeks to expand its digital infrastructure.

Planning applications have been submitted for a datacentre covering nearly 500,000 square metres, and Tees Valley mayor Ben Houchen said the site could have up to 3.2GW of capacity. The government has described datacentres as fundamental to the economy, while campaigners have opposed projects in several parts of the UK. Balfour Beatty and Steel River Power were reported to be involved in delivering the substation.

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