Who owns ESAT 1 Cable Landing Station?

ESAT 1 Cable Landing Station is owned and operated by BT Group.

How clean is the grid behind ESAT 1 Cable Landing Station?

ESAT 1 Cable Landing Station runs on United Kingdom's grid, which was 217 gCO₂/kWh and 64% clean in 2025 (Ember).

Where is ESAT 1 Cable Landing Station located?

ESAT 1 Cable Landing Station is in Cornwall, United Kingdom.

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ESAT 1 Cable Landing Station

Cornwall, United Kingdom

Source: OpenStreetMap

ESAT 1 Cable Landing Station is a mapped data center in Cornwall, United Kingdom, operated by BT Group. DataCentersExposed has documented a 2,837 sq ft footprint at this site. It runs on United Kingdom's grid, which was 36% fossil-fuelled at 217 gCO₂e/kWh in 2025 (Ember).

Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 14, 2026

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Footprint

2,837 sq ft

Grid carbon

217 gCO₂/kWh

Clean electricity

64%

Region

Cornwall

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Overview

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ESAT 1 Cable Landing Station is a mapped data center in the United Kingdom, operated by BT Group. Public records put its footprint at 2,837 square feet. Available notes tie the site to BT Ireland data center operations.

Operator chain

Ultimate parent
BT Group
Files as
BT Group
This facility
ESAT 1 Cable Landing Station

The grid behind this site

source: Ember · Eurostat

Grid carbon intensity

217 gCO₂/kWh

Clean electricity

64%

Fossil electricity

36%

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

In the news

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