Satellite imagery shows IREN and Nebius data center projects may be delayed
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Satellite imagery analysis said that IREN the Texas data center faces a risk of failing to be delivered by year-end, while Nebius’s New Jersey project may be delayed until 2027.
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Satellite imagery shows Microsoft AI data center partner IREN and Nebius projects may be delayed
PANews November 5 reported that, according to Business Insider, satellite imagery analysis by research firm Aterio shows that IREN in Texas for Microsoft, under an approximately 9700000000 USD agreement, the Horizon 4 data center still lacks backup generators and cooling equipment, creating a risk that it cannot be delivered by year-end; the New Jersey project being developed for Nebius, with planned capacity of approximately 140000000 watts, may be delayed until 2027. Microsoft’s AI related capital expenditures last quarter were approximately 5000000000 USD below expectations, and it lowered its full-year guidance.CFO previously cited delivery delays by third-party cloud service providers as one of the main reasons; a Microsoft spokesperson said its infrastructure strategy remains flexible,IREN and DataOne declined to comment.
According to Business Insider, research firm Aterio analyzed satellite imagery.
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The analysis said that IREN in Texas for Microsoft, under an approximately 9700000000 USD agreement, the Horizon 4 data center still lacks backup generators and cooling equipment.
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Horizon 4 There is a risk that it cannot be delivered by year-end.
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The New Jersey project being developed for Nebius has planned capacity of approximately 140000000 watts and may be delayed until 2027.
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Microsoft’s AI related capital expenditures last quarter were approximately 5000000000 USD below expectations, and it lowered its full-year guidance.
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Microsoft CFO previously said that delivery delays by third-party cloud service providers were one of the main reasons.
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A Microsoft spokesperson said that its infrastructure strategy remains flexible.
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IREN and DataOne declined to comment.
AI-assisted interpretation
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This report focuses on the construction progress of AI data center projects. Satellite imagery analysis suggests that Horizon 4 still lacks some power generation and cooling equipment and may therefore not be delivered before year-end; the New Jersey project may also be delayed. The assessments of potential delays have not yet been confirmed by IREN or DataOne.
Why it matters to readers
A data center requires infrastructure such as power generation and cooling before it can begin operations. If delivery is delayed, the planned AI infrastructure commissioning schedules of Microsoft and Nebius may also be affected.
Beginners should focus on whether the project parties formally confirm that equipment is in place, as well as the delivery date and commissioning time, rather than treating “may be delayed” in satellite imagery analysis as an established fact.
Risks and unknowns
Horizon 4 The original text does not provide confirmation from the project parties as to whether delivery by year-end is definitively impossible.
Has the Nebius New Jersey project definitively been postponed until 2027? The original text only states “may be postponed until.”
IREN Neither DataOne nor the relevant parties commented, and the progress of key-equipment installation and construction remains unclear.
The original text provides no confirmation from Nebius or Microsoft regarding the New Jersey project timeline.
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