Xavier MarecaOpenAI pauses Stargate UK. April 9, 2026.
Reason: UK industrial electricity costs 4x higher than in the US. Regulatory uncertainty around AI copyright unresolved.
The project — 8,000 GPUs with Nvidia and Nscale, scalable to 31,000 — was a cornerstone of the UK government's AI Growth Zone strategy
Virginia residents pay more on electricity bills because of AI data centres. Now OpenAI won't build in the UK because electricity is too expensive
#OpenAI #Stargate #AI #Energy #Tech #UK #Infrastructure
Reason: UK industrial electricity costs 4x higher than in the US. Regulatory uncertainty around AI copyright unresolved.
The project — 8,000 GPUs with Nvidia and Nscale, scalable to 31,000 — was a cornerstone of the UK government's AI Growth Zone strategy
Virginia residents pay more on electricity bills because of AI data centres. Now OpenAI won't build in the UK because electricity is too expensive
#OpenAI #Stargate #AI #Energy #Tech #UK #Infrastructure
