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National Grid to site biggest substation on Teesside, near planned AI datacentre
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a markets story. The Guardian UK is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 1 Nov 2026, 17:10 UTC. The headline in use is “National Grid to site biggest substation on Teesside, near planned AI datacentre”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
New electricity generating capacity would enable north-east to attract investment for major datacentre projects 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 expand its AI infrastructure.
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- First reported by The Guardian UK
National Grid to site biggest substation on Teesside, near planned AI datacentre
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- The Guardian