Data center comparison
Microsoft Fairwater Data Center vs Nscale Loughton AI Data Centre
Announced-vs-energized capacity, lifecycle, developer, and location for two AI data center campuses, side by side and individually sourced.
Side by side
| Microsoft Fairwater Data Center | Nscale Loughton AI Data Centre | |
|---|---|---|
| Announced capacity | 0.45 GW | 0.09 GW |
| Energized capacity | 0.37 GW | not recorded |
| Announced-to-energized gap | 0.08 GW | 0.09 GW |
| Lifecycle | partially energized | permitted |
| Developer | Microsoft / OpenAI | Nscale |
| Location | Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, United States | Loughton, Essex, United Kingdom |
| Grid | MISO | other |
| Acreage | not recorded | not recorded |
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Common questions
Which is bigger, Microsoft Fairwater Data Center or Nscale Loughton AI Data Centre?
By announced capacity, Microsoft Fairwater Data Center is larger: 0.45 GW versus 0.09 GW. Announced figures are claims, not built capacity.
Which is further along, Microsoft Fairwater Data Center or Nscale Loughton AI Data Centre?
Microsoft Fairwater Data Center is partially energized; Nscale Loughton AI Data Centre is permitted. Energized capacity: 0.37 GW versus not recorded. DEPLOY tracks the announced-to-energized gap, so "further along" means more energized, not more announced.
Where are Microsoft Fairwater Data Center and Nscale Loughton AI Data Centre?
Microsoft Fairwater Data Center is in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, United States; Nscale Loughton AI Data Centre is in Loughton, Essex, United Kingdom. Each record on DEPLOY is sourced and dated.
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