LoughtonGrid power for Microsoft’s AI site may wait a decade.
The setback shows the power and financing hurdles facing bitcoin miners that pivoted to AI.
Ofgem says data centres in Britain requested about 73 gigawatts of connections, and it weighs tougher rules as some may never build.
Nscale says its other Microsoft contracts remain in place.
Nscale is exploring other power sources for the cleared site, which could otherwise sit idle for years.
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- CoinDesk leans critical
- frames Microsoft's exit as a bitcoin-miner-to-AI pivot problem, citing UK grid connection requests totaling about 73 GW
Sources: CoinDesk