KPN Telefoon Centrale
Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Source: OpenStreetMap
KPN Telefoon Centrale is a mapped data center in Noord-Holland, Netherlands, operated by KPN. It runs on Netherlands's grid, which was 46% fossil-fuelled at 254 gCO₂e/kWh in 2025 (Ember).
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 14, 2026
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Overview
source: linkKPN Telefoon Centrale is a data center mapped in Alkmaar, Netherlands, operated by KPN. Available records describe it only as a KPN data center, with no parent company above KPN disclosed. Capacity, footprint, and other operational details are not listed in the available record.
Operator chain
The grid behind this site
source: Ember · EurostatA large data center in Netherlands pays 15.68¢/kWh for electricity — a household pays 21.44¢, 27% more than the data center (Eurostat).
Data centres used 4.6% of Netherlands's national electricity in 2024 (CBS (Statistics Netherlands)).
National grid context, not this facility's own metering. Full country picture: Netherlands data centers.
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