Nvidia-backed Neocloud Nscale faces years of delay because UK's 'largest AI supercomputer' can't get enough power from the grid to feed its data centers
- An upcoming data center cited by previous Prime Minister Keir Starmer as part of the UK’s AI Strategy will no longer open as planned
- The Nscale site in Loughton, Essex, which counts Nvidia among its investors, had already raised eyebrows when it was revealed earlier this year to still be in operation as a scaffolding yard
- UK Power Networks has told Nscale that the electricity grid will not be able to produce enough power for the site until the early 2030s
A new AI data center – dubbed the UK’s largest AI supercomputer – is facing delays thanks to challenges supplying power to the facility. Built by Nscale, with backers including Nvidia, the neocloud installation was set to launch in 2027, but power issues have forced UK Power Networks to come clean over the data center’s intended viability.
Oddly, the site – which was highlighted by the UK’s recently...
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