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Anthropic and OpenAI seek smaller data center deals in Europe

18 September 2026 · By · Wire by Fusion42

Published

18 September 2026

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technology

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AI Infrastructure

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United Kingdom

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Fusion42 · 18 September 2026 · Fusion42 review

Anthropic and OpenAI are negotiating smaller-scale data center deals of 20-30 MW in the U.K. and Nordic regions, shifting from their previous multi-hundred-megawatt agreements to diversify their compute infrastructure.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of AI Infrastructure, and 2 sources have reported it between 18 Sep 2026 and 29 Sep 2026.

◆ ◆ The Wire takeaway

You can now target smaller AI compute deals in the U.K. and Nordic data center markets as Anthropic and OpenAI shift to more flexible capacity agreements. This opens a quicker route to secure contracts without competing for huge multi-hundred-megawatt commitments.

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2 sources · first reported 18 Sep 2026 · latest 29 Sep 2026

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AI Infrastructuredata-centerscapacity-scalinguknordicsai-infrastructure