Home › Power & Energy › ReportPower & Energy · ReportMicrosoft Pulls Out of UK Data Center Deal With Nscale, Telegraph ReportsTrade pressSlicast · October 20, 2026 at 21:05 UTC · Global · Source: U.S. News / Moneyimportance 82Read the originalShareCompanies in this storyNscaleMicrosoft / AzureCapex history →In-depth analysisCommentaryWhy UK Power Grid Delays Cost Nscale Its Microsoft Anchor Tenant, October 2026CommentaryNscale IPO, September 2026: $103.4 Billion in Contracted AI Infrastructure Tests the Neocloud ModelRelated reportsPower & EnergyNscale loses Microsoft UK anchor contract as British grid delays push timeline to 2030s; $30 billion IPO faces added pressure2026-10-20Power & EnergyMicrosoft Withdraws from Nscale's UK Essex Data Center Project; $43B Contract in Limbo, $3B IPO Directly Threatened2026-10-19Power & EnergyMicrosoft and Chevron have signed a 20-year power purchase deal for a Texas data center.2026-10-12Capital MarketsMicrosoft, Meta, Google AI Capex Hits $725B2026-10-21HeadlinesNscale plans a US$44.6 billion compute deal with Anthropic for a site in West Virginia.2026-10-21