# National Grid buys Teesside land for UK's biggest substation, to power datacentre

> Original title: National Grid to site biggest substation in UK near planned Teesside datacentre

- Source: The Guardian · AI
- Published: 2026-11-01T17:10:52.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/rte7xyo3g2hzc6qu6iuvpjgi0
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/nov/01/national-grid-to-site-biggest-substation-on-teesside-near-planned-ai-datacentre

## Summary

National Grid has agreed to buy 73 acres at Dorman Point on Teesworks land for what could become Britain's biggest electricity substation, with up to 3.2GW of capacity. The site is near a planned AI datacentre of nearly 500,000 sq metres, and Tees Valley mayor Ben Houchen says the capacity lets the region compete for AI investment.