UK's biggest AI supercomputer may have to wait until 2030s for enough power

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A UK start-up’s proposed AI supercomputer may be delayed until the 2030s because of constraints on securing enough electricity. Its planned data centre could grow from 50 to 90 megawatts, with continuous operation at that scale consuming power comparable to roughly 315,000 UK homes.

The UK start-up says the data centre could eventually expand from 50 to 90 megawatts of power — enough, if used continuously, to consume as much electricity in a year as about 315,000 typical UK homes, based on 2026 figures from UK energy regulator Ofgem.