Who owns DC Machelen?

DC Machelen is owned and operated by Datacenter United.

How clean is the grid behind DC Machelen?

DC Machelen runs on Belgium's grid, which was 109 gCO₂/kWh and 80% clean in 2025 (Ember).

Where is DC Machelen located?

DC Machelen is in Vlaanderen, Belgium.

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DC Machelen

Vlaanderen, Belgium

Source: OpenStreetMap

DC Machelen is a mapped data center in Vlaanderen, Belgium, operated by Datacenter United. DataCentersExposed has documented a 41,894 sq ft footprint at this site. It runs on Belgium's grid, which was 20% fossil-fuelled at 109 gCO₂e/kWh in 2025 (Ember).

Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 14, 2026

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Est. capacity

~5-20 MW

Footprint

41,894 sq ft

Grid carbon

109 gCO₂/kWh

Clean electricity

80%

DC power price

16.13¢/kWh

Region

Vlaanderen

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Overview

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DC Machelen is a mapped data center in Belgium operated by Datacenter United. Public records put its footprint at 41,894 square feet. Available records do not disclose an ultimate parent above Datacenter United.

Operator chain

Ultimate parent
Datacenter United
Files as
Datacenter United
This facility
DC Machelen

The grid behind this site

source: Ember · Eurostat

Grid carbon intensity

109 gCO₂/kWh

Clean electricity

80%

Fossil electricity

20%

Data-center power price

16.13¢/kWh

A large data center in Belgium pays 16.13¢/kWh for electricity — a household pays 33.13¢, 51% more than the data center (Eurostat).

National grid context, not this facility's own metering. Full country picture: Belgium data centers.

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