英国初创公司Nscale在埃塞克斯郡洛顿建设的超级计算机项目因电力供应瓶颈面临重大延期。1英国电力网公司(UKPN)通知Nscale，本地电网无法在原定的2027年启动时期提供所需电力，可能需要推迟至2030年代中期。1该项目寻求90MW的电力容量，相当于约31.5万户家庭的能源消耗。1
这一延期反映出英国数据中心发展面临的日益严峻的能源挑战。根据英国能源监管机构Ofgem的数据，目前有315个数据中心排队申请并网，总电力需求达73GW，而全国峰值电力需求仅为45GW。1尽管面临困难，Nscale表示"致力于推进该项目"，同时正在探索现场发电和加速并网流程的可能性。1该项目已获得英国政府支持并被列入国家AI战略，Nscale公司本年还计划融资350亿美元(260亿英镑)。1
British startup Nscale's ambitious artificial intelligence supercomputer project in Lawton, Essex, faces significant delays due to insufficient power supply capacity.1 The UK Power Networks (UKPN) has informed Nscale that the local electricity grid cannot provide the required power when the facility was originally scheduled to launch in 2027, with connection potentially not available until the mid-2030s.1 The project requires 90 megawatts of electrical capacity, equivalent to the energy consumption of approximately 315,000 households.1
The delay underscores growing energy bottlenecks affecting data center development across the country.1 According to Britain's energy regulator Ofgem, 315 data centers are queued for grid connection with a combined demand of 73 gigawatts, while the nation's peak electricity demand is only 45 gigawatts.1 Despite these infrastructure challenges, the project has secured government backing and features prominently in the UK's national artificial intelligence strategy.1 Nscale, which is planning to raise $35 billion (£26 billion) this year, stated it remains "committed to advancing the project" while exploring options including on-site power generation and expediting the grid connection process.1
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