
Microsoft quits Nscale's Essex AI data centre as grid power may wait till 2030s
Microsoft has ended its deal for Nscale's planned 50MW AI data centre at Loughton, Essex, after the site was reportedly told grid power may not come until the 2030s.
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Microsoft has ended its deal for Nscale's planned 50MW AI data centre at Loughton, Essex, after the site was reportedly told grid power may not come until the 2030s.

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