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Teesside land bought by National Grid for large substation serving data centres

National Grid · 27 headlines from 27 outlets, from 2 November 2026 to 3 November 2026.

The story

+8.1strongly positive
Headlines27
Outlets27
Days22 November – 3 November

Outlets report National Grid has acquired Teesworks land for what is described as Britain's largest substation, linked to data centre plans, with Balfour Beatty named as builder.

The story's tone is the average of its headlines' own scores. Each score rates how good or bad the news was for the company, from −10 (clearly bad) to +10 (clearly good). 0 is neutral, and anything beyond ±6 is strong and rare. It rates the coverage, not the share price.

How each outlet covered it · 27 outlets

The 10 outlets with the most impact on the tone

Average tone of each outlet's headlines in this story, −10 to +10. Impact = headlines × strength of tone.

Source: MarketFrame news analysis

The 10 outlets with the most impact on the tone. Average tone of each outlet's headlines in this story, −10 to +10. Impact = headlines × strength of tone. Source: MarketFrame news analysis
outletAverage tone
Proactive Investors UK10.0
Renewables Now10.0
BBC10.0
Data Center Dynamics10.0
IT Pro10.0
Construction Review10.0
Planning, Building & Construction Today10.0
London South East10.0
Place North East9.2
Mugglehead Investment Magazine9.2
OutletHeadlinesAverage tone
Proactive Investors UK1+10.0
Renewables Now1+10.0
BBC1+10.0
Data Center Dynamics1+10.0
IT Pro1+10.0
Construction Review1+10.0
Planning, Building & Construction Today1+10.0
London South East1+10.0
Place North East1+9.2
Mugglehead Investment Magazine1+9.2
All 27 outlets
OutletHeadlinesAverage tone
Bdaily1+9.2
Teesside Live1+9.2
Construction Index1+9.2
Sky News Business1+7.7
Guardian Energy1+7.5
Guardian Business1+7.5
MarketScreener1+7.5
Traders Union1+7.3
tokenpost.com1+7.2
Crypto Briefing1+7.2
AskTraders1+7.0
UA.NEWS1+7.0
Construction Enquirer1+6.7
EasternEye1+6.7
North East Bylines1+6.7
ИФЗ РАН1+5.0
Geomechanics.io1+3.3

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Day by day · 2 days, strongest headlines first

Tuesday 3 November 202616 headlines · Outlets report National Grid has acquired Teesworks land for what is described as Britain's largest substation, linked to data centre plans, with Balfour Beatty named as builder.+8.9
ToneWhat the article reported, and why it scored that waySource
+10.0Land acquisition for biggest substationProactive Investors UK (opens the article) ↗
+10.0Site acquired for large substationRenewables Now (opens the article) ↗
+10.0Land purchase for very large substation serving growth demandBBC (opens the article) ↗
+10.0Land bought for substation powering data centreData Center Dynamics (opens the article) ↗
+10.0Large substation to serve data centre demandIT Pro (opens the article) ↗
+10.0Plans for country's biggest substationConstruction Review (opens the article) ↗
+10.0Agreement reached for major substation buildPlanning, Building & Construction Today (opens the article) ↗
+10.0Deal clears path for data centre connectionLondon South East (opens the article) ↗
8 more headlines that day
ToneWhat the article reported, and why it scored that waySource
+9.2Large substation development plannedPlace North East (opens the article) ↗
+9.2Land secured for planned substationMugglehead Investment Magazine (opens the article) ↗
+9.2Substation agreement at industrial siteBdaily (opens the article) ↗
+9.2Big power facility to enable data centresTeesside Live (opens the article) ↗
+9.2Teesside site planned for the largest substation.Construction Index (opens the article) ↗
+6.7Contractor appointed for flagship substationConstruction Enquirer (opens the article) ↗
+6.7Linked to AI data centre project progressEasternEye (opens the article) ↗
+3.3Technical commentary on substation projectGeomechanics.io (opens the article) ↗
Monday 2 November 202611 headlines · Outlets report that National Grid has agreed to purchase Teesside land for a substation that may be the biggest in the UK, close to a planned AI datacentre.+7.0
ToneWhat the article reported, and why it scored that waySource
+7.7Deal clears path for large data centre connection, growth opportunity.Sky News Business (opens the article) ↗
+7.5Largest substation planned near AI data centre, new business.Guardian Energy (opens the article) ↗
+7.5Biggest substation in the country planned near AI data centre.Guardian Business (opens the article) ↗
+7.5Land purchase for substation serving a planned data centre hub signals growth.MarketScreener (opens the article) ↗
+7.3Substation plan advancing to support AI infrastructure demand.Traders Union (opens the article) ↗
+7.2Acquisition of site for potentially very large substation.tokenpost.com (opens the article) ↗
+7.2Land purchase for what may be the country's largest substation.Crypto Briefing (opens the article) ↗
+7.0Land deal for Teesside substation reported, supports expansion.AskTraders (opens the article) ↗
3 more headlines that day
ToneWhat the article reported, and why it scored that waySource
+7.0Agreement to purchase land for Teesside substation.UA.NEWS (opens the article) ↗
+6.7Local coverage of big substation planned beside a data centre.North East Bylines (opens the article) ↗
+5.0Teesside AI infrastructure story involves the company's substation plans, though only partly.ИФЗ РАН (opens the article) ↗

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