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Microsoft pulls back from more data centre leases

By Staff Writer

Mar 27 2025 6:06AM

In US and Europe.

Microsoft pulls back from more data centre leases

Microsoft has abandoned data centre projects set to use two (2) gigawatts of electricity in the US and Europe in the last six months due to an oversupply relative to its current demand forecast, TD Cowen analysts said. The tech giant's withdrawal from new capacity leasing was largely led by the ...

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