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Brookfield plans for a $27 billion AI data center at UK power station

Investment manager outlines multibillion-dollar British AI infrastructure scheme

By GPU Data Hub Desk · GPU Data Hub·Editorial standards··United Kingdom

Brookfield is drawing up proposals to construct a $27 billion artificial intelligence data centre situated at a British power station. The venture emerges as European operators race to establish compute capacity amid constrained land availability and substantial energy expenses.

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This summary was written by the GPU Data Hub desk from reporting published by CNBC Technology on 3 Nov 2026, 09:30. Read the full article at the original publisher.

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