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Humber Tech Park

Humber Tech Park Ltd · approved · North Lincolnshire Council

Outline permission for up to three data-centre buildings with up to 384 MW of IT load (about 309,000 m² of floorspace) on land south of the A160, South Killingholme. Trade press reported 386 MW; the planning statement says 384 MW. Shares directors with Elsham Tech Park Ltd; Greystoke Land links reported.

Stated size

384 MW

IT equipment only Planning

Source: https://www.humbertechpark.com/_files/ugd/3dd663_993ebfa9537649b787c55d32ef55b587.pdf (Planning Statement: up to three data-centre buildings capable of 384MW of IT load)

Power for the computers alone, as written in planning materials. Still a stated size, not metered use. Stated size is not electricity use.

Site area

188 acres

farmland Planning

What was here: Greenfield / undeveloped land south of the A160

Water

Not disclosed

No annual water figure in materials reviewed

Equivalences

No operator on this map discloses expected load factor (the share of peak power used on average), so yearly electricity figures are shown as a range, not as a known total.

128,000 kettles running at once
ⓘ Arithmetic and sources

128,000 kettles running at once (at IT equipment only; power size, not annual use)
- Nameplate 384 MW treated as continuous power for a power-to-power comparison only.
- One kettle = 3 kW.
Figure type: IT equipment only · planning doc
498,347-872,107 homes' annual electricity
ⓘ Arithmetic and sources

498,347-872,107 homes' annual electricity (at 40%-70% load factor)
- Uses IT equipment only = 384 MW.
- Assumed average load = nameplate × 40%-70%.
- Home use = 2700 kilowatt-hours/year.
- No operator discloses load factor; this is a bound, not a measurement.
Local geography (load-factor range): Middlesbrough + 2 further authorities (to Calderdale) to Middlesbrough + 3 further authorities (to York)
ⓘ Arithmetic and sources

At 40%-70% load factor: between Middlesbrough + 2 further authorities (to Calderdale) and Middlesbrough + 3 further authorities (to York) (annual electricity)

1,346-2,355 gigawatt-hours per year assumed
- Uses IT equipment only = 384 MW.
- Energy = MW × 8760 h × load factor / 1000 → GWh/year.
- Compared to Department for Energy Security and Net Zero local-authority total metered electricity (all sectors).
- No operator discloses load factor; this is a bound, not a measurement.
Water: Water use: not disclosed
Site area: 106.8 football pitches

Grid connection

Electricity substation included in outline description. Planning

New substation: yes
Overhead line upgrades: not stated

Claims on record

“Up to £3 billion foreign direct investment”

Humber Tech Park · status: unverified

Source

Disclosure checklist

Stated size (MW): disclosed
Water: not disclosed
Power usage effectiveness (PUE): not disclosed
Energy source claim: none on record
Load factor: not disclosed

Plain checklist, no aggregate score.

Right of reply

Right of reply: open; no response received. Email marco@prismaticlabs.ai. Subject is prefilled. Or see methodology.

Timeline

2024-08: North Lincolnshire Council grants outline planning permission (PA/2024/584)

Sources

Planning application PA/2024/584: live portal

Map point: longitude -0.255, latitude 53.643. Last reviewed 2026-07-15.