How clean is the grid behind Microsoft Datacenter?

Microsoft Datacenter runs on Netherlands's grid, which was 254 gCO₂/kWh and 54% clean in 2025 (Ember).

Where is Microsoft Datacenter located?

Microsoft Datacenter is in Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

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Microsoft Datacenter

Q: Who owns Microsoft Datacenter?

Microsoft Datacenter is operated by Microsoft Data Center LLC and ultimately owned by Microsoft Corporation.

Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Source: OpenStreetMap

Microsoft Datacenter is a mapped data center in Noord-Holland, Netherlands, operated by Microsoft Data Center LLC and ultimately owned by Microsoft Corporation. DataCentersExposed has documented a 1,550,411 sq ft footprint at this site. 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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Real parent

Microsoft Corporation

Operator

Microsoft Data Center LLC

Est. capacity

~310-625 MW

Footprint

1,550,411 sq ft

Grid carbon

254 gCO₂/kWh

Clean electricity

54%

DC power price

15.68¢/kWh

Region

Noord-Holland

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Overview

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Microsoft Datacenter is a mapped data center site in NL-NH, Netherlands, run by Microsoft Data Center LLC and ultimately owned by Microsoft Corporation. The site covers a footprint of 1,550,411 square feet. Beyond that footprint and the corporate-parent link, little else has been verified about the facility.

Operator chain

Ultimate parent
Microsoft Corporation
Files as
Microsoft Data Center LLC
This facility
Microsoft Datacenter

The grid behind this site

source: Ember · Eurostat

Grid carbon intensity

254 gCO₂/kWh

Clean electricity

54%

Fossil electricity

46%

Data-center power price

15.68¢/kWh

A 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.

In the news

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