Drax Power Station: £20bn partnership to deliver giant data centre and 'protect hundreds of jobs'

Drax has announced a £20bn partnership to construct a new data centre at its North Yorkshire power plant. The project aims to protect hundreds of jobs and secure the site's long-term future by utilising surplus energy capacity. The FTSE 250 firm's biomass plant primarily burns wood pellets, though it also employs sunflower and straw pellets for fuel. This significant investment leverages the existing infrastructure of the power station to support the growing demand for data centres.