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National Grid agrees to buy Teesside land for Britain’s biggest substation

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Source: The Guardian

National Grid agreed last week to purchase 73 acres at Dorman Point on Teesside, a site owned by Teesworks, a local private-public partnership. The company has taken a step towards building Britain’s biggest electricity substation, which could supply power to a neighbouring datacentre. Tees Valley mayor Ben Houchen said having up to 3.2GW of capacity there means the region can compete for datacentre projects. Balfour Beatty was reported to be in line to deliver the substation, with Steel River Power also heavily involved.

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Ben Houchen, the Tees Valley mayor, said the capacity would let Teesside compete for datacentre investment that has gone to the US, the Gulf and parts of Europe, and keep sensitive data on British soil.

When
1 Nov 2026
ID
WTA-N-2026-0644
Who
National Grid, Teesworks, Balfour Beatty, Steel River Power; Matt Pearce, Ben Houchen

Summary written with AI by wheresthe.ai, from The Guardian. Checked against the source on 1 Nov 2026.

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WTA-N-2026-0644: “National Grid agrees to buy Teesside land for Britain’s biggest substation.” wheresthe.ai, 1 Nov 2026. https://wheresthe.ai/d/intl-national-grid-agrees-to-buy-teesside-land-for-britain-s-2026-11/ (source: The Guardian).

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