April 17, 2026
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46 Projects, 56 GW, and None of Them Waiting for Permission
Nscale plans 2 GW of onsite generation at its West Virginia campus using Caterpillar engines to support up to 1.35 GW of AI compute under letter of intent with Microsoft and NVIDIA.
April 16, 2026
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Engage Early or Inherit Someone Else's Moratorium
After OpenAI exited Nscale's Stargate Norway site and its UK partnership, Microsoft locked in 30,000 Nvidia Rubin GPUs at Nscale's 230MW Narvik facility, adding to an existing $6.2 billion capacity agreement.
April 4, 2026
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Developers Who Own Their Power Are Writing the New Site Selection Rules
Nscale's acquisition of American Intelligence & Power Corporation puts a $14.6 billion, Nvidia-backed company in control of power generation and compute delivery on a single platform, with an 8-GW runway at the Monarch Compute Campus in West Virginia and a 1.35-GW letter of intent from Microsoft.
April 2, 2026
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West Texas Becomes the AI Corridor While the Rest of America Waits
Microsoft's commitment to nearly 1.4 GW of off-grid gas-powered generation in Mason County, West Virginia, through developer Nscale marks the first time the hyperscaler has embraced gas as a primary energy source at gigawatt scale.
March 18, 2026
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50 GW of AI Capacity Is About to Face Generator-Level Oversight
Nscale acquired the 2,380-acre Monarch Compute Campus in Mason County, West Virginia, closing an MOU with Microsoft for **1.35 GW of dedicated AI capacity** running Nvidia Vera Rubin NVL72 GPUs.