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AI Growth Zones
UK programme granting AI data-centre sites priority grid access, electricity discounts, and HV self-build rights.
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#13 12 Aug
Nebius takes AI capacity in Newport
Data Centres: Boom and Backlash#7 4 Jun
Mentioned in: Wordsmith pulls a £52m round to Edinburgh
UK Startups and Innovation#7 3 Jun
Mentioned in: Apoha bets £26.7m on lab data
UK Startups and Innovation#7 1 Jun
Mentioned in: Mayors get the £500m grant pen
UK Startups and Innovation#6 28 May
Mentioned in: Orbital's $50m raise has no UK lead
UK Startups and Innovation#3 13 May
Received priority grid connection access, significant electricity discounts, and self-build HV rights under Gate 2
Data Centres: Boom and Backlash: UK Gate 2 grid offers begin issuing#4 12 May
Mentioned in: TechFirst brings AI skills to 30,000 North East pupils
UK Startups and Innovation#3 28 Apr
Mentioned in: OpenAI cuts compute target by $800bn
Data Centres: Boom and Backlash#3 28 Apr
Mentioned in: Kendall names UK chip five at RUSI
UK Startups and Innovation#1 23 Apr
Continued with non-OpenAI components following the pause
Data Centres: Boom and Backlash: OpenAI pauses Cobalt Park Stargate site#2 20 Apr
Pushed capacity north with targeted electricity-bill discounts for Scotland and northern England
UK Startups and Innovation: Slough saturates, AI datacentres head north#2 15 Apr