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Microsoft Cancels UK AI Data Center Project Due to Power Delays
Microsoft has canceled a planned artificial intelligence data center in the United Kingdom due to insufficient power supply. The facility, developed by Nscale in Loughton, Essex, was intended to supply computing power to Microsoft's Azure cloud business. The project was halted on October 18, 2026, as UK Power Networks informed the project that adequate grid power would not reach the site until the early to mid-2030s. Microsoft's wider partnership with Nscale remains strong, but the Loughton project is canceled, impacting the UK's ambitions as an AI leader.