Drax to Acquire Flexitricity for £36M to Enhance Battery Storage Strategy

ENERGY STORAGE

Drax is acquiring Edinburgh-based Flexitricity for £36 million, adding its 85 employees to enhance Drax's FlexGen business. Flexitricity specializes in energy asset optimization and AI technologies. The acquisition supports Drax's plans for a gigawatt scale Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) portfolio. Drax aims to convert part of its North Yorkshire power plant into a datacentre by 2027, with a planning application for a 100-megawatt facility submitted to North Yorkshire Council.

Drax to Acquire Flexitricity for £36M to Enhance Battery Storage Strategy

Jan 23, 2026, 6:23 AM

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Drax to Acquire Flexitricity for £36M to Enhance Battery Storage Strategy

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