Microsoft cancels UK AI data center project due to power delays
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Microsoft has walked away from Nscale's Loughton site after the local grid operator said full power won't arrive until the 2030s Microsoft has pulled out of a planned artificial intelligence data center in the United Kingdom. The reason is not a chip shortage, a funding gap, or a change in strategy. The building simply couldn’t get enough electricity. The facility, developed by AI infrastructure company Nscale in Loughton, Essex, was supposed to supply computing power to Microsoft’s Azure cloud business. Microsoft ended its anchor-tenant agreement for the site on October 18, 2026.
Source: Crypto Briefing
