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Microsoft and OpenAI’s £31B UK AI Investment Faces Grid Constraints
Microsoft and OpenAI’s £31B UK AI Investment Faces Grid Constraints
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Microsoft and OpenAI have committed £31 billion to UK artificial intelligence projects, signaling strong confidence in the country's tech sector. The investment, announced during President Trump's state visit, was hailed by Prime Minister Keir Starmer as a cornerstone of US-UK technological partnership.
However, the UK's aging power grid threatens to undermine this ambitious initiative. With connection delays stretching to five years and data centers consuming energy equivalent to 260,000 homes each, infrastructure limitations could cripple AI development. "The UK is simply unfit for data center development," warns Joshua Leahy of XTX Markets, citing high electricity costs and bureaucratic hurdles.
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