OpenAI Freezes UK AI Data Center Plans Over Power Prices, Red Tape

OpenAI's broader Stargate push to build next-generation AI infrastructure in the UK has been put on hold, with the company citing regulatory conditions and high energy costs as major obstacles to long-term investment. That outcome is hardly surprising: Britain, like much of dying Europe, has layered on regulatory burdens, while years of backfiring ‘green’ energy policies have left power costs structurally elevated. It’s a toxic mix for power-hungry AI data center buildouts. “We see huge potential for the UK’s AI future,”…