Data centre map of Great Britain
Great Britain’s data centres concentrate around London, Slough and the M4, with Manchester, the Midlands, Wales and Scotland growing fast. The edition maps each site with its operator, stage and stated capacity across England, Scotland and Wales, next to the transmission grid, the demand capacity UK Power Networks publishes at its substations, plants and heating networks.
What the map shows in Great Britain
Data centres in Great Britain, with the grid around them
Every stage
Operating, under construction, permitted, planned, announced, on hold and cancelled sites, coloured by stage.
Capacity as stated
The MW published for each site, and what it measures: IT load, total power or grid connection.
Who owns it
Operator, group and the investors, lenders and power buyers named for the site, each with the date it was reported.
What is around it
The nearest substations and their published grid status, power lines by voltage, plants, fibre, internet exchanges and district heating.
By local authorities
Every local authority of Great Britain is coloured by what is planned and published there, and each opens its own list of sites, plants, upgrades and statements.
Also in the Great Britain edition
Substations and grid capacity, data centres, plants and their owners, district heating, fibre and internet exchanges, grid upgrades and statements.
Open any dot
Every record with its sources and date
Each data centre record opens in full: status, capacity as stated, owners, the grid around it and every source, dated. Search any place, site, company or coordinates.
Who uses it
How teams use the data centre map of Great Britain
Data-centre developers and operators
Screen regions for power and land before committing to a site, compare clusters and see where competing campuses are already queued for the same grid.
Investors and lenders
Check a target’s competitive set, the stage of nearby projects and the grid constraints that could shift delivery dates before diligence starts.
Utilities and power producers
Find where new data-centre demand is concentrating to plan connections, PPAs, storage and new generation close to it.
Construction, engineering and equipment suppliers
Follow projects from planning to construction to time business development to the stage where equipment and contracts are decided.
Try it first
See it before you buy it
A free record
Click any dot on the map to open one record in full.
A free account
Three full records a day, and a demo area in full in every country edition: in Great Britain, Tower Hamlets.
A country in full
From $400 a month, first month half price. Cancel any time, or save with 6 months or a year. See prices →
Global Access
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Questions
The data centre map of Great Britain: questions
What does the data centre map of Great Britain show?
Data centres in Great Britain on one map: operator, stated MW and stage for every site, next to the substations, power lines, plants and fibre around it.
Whose figures are used in Great Britain?
Published figures from NESO, the transmission owners and UK Power Networks, and from regulators, governments, planning authorities, company announcements and the press, each with its source and date.
Can I try the Great Britain edition free?
Yes. A free account opens three full records a day and Tower Hamlets in full as a demo area. The whole country is from $400 a month, first month half price; Global Access to every country is on request.
The data centre map in other countries
Other maps of Great Britain