Nscale · Bjerkvik, Narvik, Norway

Microsoft Narvik Norway

124MW projected

The power of 100,000 US homes, once built.

Under construction. Projected to draw 124 MW by Dec 2026.

Chips: Rubin
Users: Microsoft

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Jesse Hawkins, “Microsoft Narvik Norway · The AI buildout”, jesseahawkins.com, data retrieved 22 Oct 2026. https://jesseahawkins.com/buildout/microsoft-narvik-norway/. Data: Epoch AI, “AI data centers”, CC BY 4.0.

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@misc{hawkins2026buildoutmicrosoftnarviknorway,
  author = {Hawkins, Jesse},
  title = {{Microsoft Narvik Norway · The AI buildout}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://jesseahawkins.com/buildout/microsoft-narvik-norway/}},
  note = {Data: Epoch AI, ``AI data centers'', CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-10-22}
}

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Epoch AI, 'AI data centers'. Published online at epoch.ai. Retrieved from 'https://epoch.ai/data/ai-data-centers' [online resource]. CC BY 4.0.

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Power over time

facility power · 6 milestones

Every milestone

1 Jul 2023 — Land clearing and site prep begins at least as early as July 2023.
27 Jun 2025 — Site prep continues for Buildings 1, 2, and 3.
1 Aug 2025 — Building 1 starts to go up.
31 May 2026 — Building 1 cooling looks complete. Backup generator install continues adjacent to B1. Building 2 cooling install continues. Ground prep for generators next to B2. Cooling install appears to continue on Building 3. Construction equipment present all around site. We believe no buildings are operational at this time.
5 Jul 2026 — Building 1 cooling looks complete. Backup generator install continues adjacent to B1. Building 2 cooling install continues. Backup generator concrete pads are there, but no equipment install visible. Cooling install appears to continue on Building 3. Construction equipment present all around site. We believe no buildings are operational at this time.
31 Dec 2026 · projected 124 MW We believe Buildings 1 and 2 will be fully operational by the end of H2 2026

Every step Epoch planned here on 2 Sep 2026 is still on plan. Planned against reached

Hydro made 89% of the power in Norway

share of generation · Oct 2025 to Sep 2026

Norway World

Gas 1% against 21% for World
Coal 0% against 33% for World
Other fossil <1% against 3% for World
Nuclear 0% against 9% for World
Wind 10% against 9% for World
Solar <1% against 10% for World
Hydro 89% against 14% for World
Bio & other <1% against 2% for World

Fossil 1% (0 pts on a year earlier) · nuclear 0% · renewables 99% · 28 g CO2e per kWh, life cycle · Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. Generation for all of Norway, without imports; the data does not show which grid feeds the site. Every country behind an AI site.

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Data: Epoch AI, “AI data centers”, CC BY 4.0, retrieved 22 Oct 2026. Facility power adds cooling and other overhead to the IT power the servers draw. Placed at the centre of Bjerkvik. Grid: Ember, “Monthly Electricity Data and Yearly Electricity Data”, CC BY 4.0, retrieved 11 Oct 2026; shares computed here. All sources.