By Sean Endicott
Publication Date: 2026-10-20 16:17:00
Microsoft will no longer be part of a multibillion-dollar data center in Loughton, Essex, England, according to a report by The Telegraph. The planned data center is set to have thousands of NVIDIA processors and was originally planned to start operating next year. Now, major questions surround the project’s future.
The data center, which is being planned by Nscale, will be part of a wave of data centers opening in the UK, assuming plans come to fruition.
Microsoft’s recent decision could affect the future of the data center, but the power grid is another pressing concern. Nscale has been told by grid operators that the required power supply for…



