Claims extracted
17
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
18%
3 of 17 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
66/100
The Guardian's corrections and
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A huge datacentre project hailed by the UK government will miss its launch date next year and could be delayed into the mid-2030s.
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project → hail → mid-2030s
The site in Loughton, Essex, was described as the country’s largest AI supercomputer when it was announced in 2025, but power supply problems mean it now faces a lengthy wait before coming online.
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it → describe → wait
Doubts had already emerged about the scheme after the Guardian revealed in March that the planned location was still an operational scaffolding yard.
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location → emerge → March
The Loughton supercomputer is being built by Nscale, a UK-based startup seeking a $35bn (£26bn) flotation this year.
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supercomputer → build → flotation
UK Power Networks (UKPN), the company that will connect the site to the local power grid, has reportedly told Nscale the grid will not be able to supply sufficient power to the datacentre until the early to mid-2030s.
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grid → connect → mid-2030s
The power delay was first reported by Morning Intelligence, an AI industry newsletter.
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delay → report → Intelligence
Nscale said it was “committed to the project” but the failure tofind a quick fix to the power supply issue underlines how much energy has become a hinderance to datacentre development.
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energy → say → development
The scaffolding yard site has now been cleared by Nscale, however.
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site → clear → Nscale
The company is also investigating whether it can generate power on-site and whether it can speed up the connection process.
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it → investigate → process
Keir Starmer’s government cited the Loughton project when announcing the UK’s AI strategy in 2025, describing the site as the “largest UK sovereign AI datacentre”.
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government → cite → datacentre
Ofgem, the energy industry regulator, has warned of a logjam in applications for electricity connections.
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Ofgem → warn → connections
In June, it revealed there were 315 datacentres queueing to connect to the National Grid, representing 73GW of demand – compared with the peak energy demand for the entire country of 45GW.
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it → reveal → 45GW
The Loughton site is seeking up to 90MW of capacity, equivalent to the energy consumption of about 315,000 homes.
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site → seek → homes
UKPN said it could not comment on an individual project.
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it → say → project
Schemes with large energy demand also require work to be done at a National Grid level, in order to ensure that energy demands can be met properly.
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demands → require → level
“In general, many datacentres, whilst they will connect to our distribution network, are awaiting works on the wider national electricity transmission network before they can begin operation,” said a UKPN spokesperson.
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spokesperson → connect → operation
National Grid said: “We’re continuing to work closely with NESO [the government-owned National Energy System Operator], distribution network operators and customers to identify opportunities to accelerate connections where possible and support economic growth.”
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We → say → growth
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