National Grid Electricity Transmission has acquired approximately 29.5 hectares at Dorman Point on the Teesworks site in northeast England for a substation intended to supply a future artificial intelligence datacentre. The project forms part of the “Great Grid Upgrade” and is expected to add more than 1 gigawatt of electrical capacity, while some stakeholders have suggested that the site could ultimately support up to 3.2 gigawatts. It includes a private power network and a battery energy storage system capable of absorbing electricity when it is abundant or inexpensive and releasing it during demand peaks. An outline planning application was submitted in September 2026, the land agreement was reached later that month, and the public consultation is due to close on November 11, 2026. The confirmation of a datacentre operator will be crucial in determining whether the planned infrastructure becomes a functioning project.
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