AI data center builds

220 builds · 93 gigawatts

Elsham Tech Park, North Lincolnshire

Greystoke · Elsham, United Kingdom · 1 GW · Announced

Source

Elsham Tech Park, a 1 GW AI data center campus on the former RAF Elsham Wolds airfield, received outline planning approval in March 2026.

Facts

As of May 1, 2025
Operator
Greystoke
Capacity
1 GWUp to 1 GW IT load across 15 data halls
Power
On-site energy centre up to 49.9 MW plus battery storage
Location
Elsham, United Kingdom · Cloud regions nearby
Announced
May 2025
Target online
20292029 (first phase)
On file since
May 1, 2025 · newcivilengineer.com

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