Mapped (unverified)colocation
Smartdc Heerlen
Heerlen, Limburg, Netherlands
Source: Primary source
Smartdc Heerlen is a mapped data center in Limburg, Netherlands. It runs on Netherlands's grid, which was 46% fossil-fuelled at 254 gCO₂e/kWh in 2025 (Ember).
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 17, 2026
Real parent
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Operator
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Grid carbon
254 gCO₂/kWh
Clean electricity
54%
DC power price
15.68¢/kWh
Region
Limburg
Overview
source: linkSmartdc — colocation facility (3 networks present). Source: PeeringDB.
The grid behind this site
source: Ember · EurostatGrid 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
source: Google News (local + English)- CBS-kantoren al week plat als gevolg van brand datacentrum AlmereL1 Nieuws· May 13, 2026
- Protest tegen giga-datacenters van Microsoft op akkerlanden in Duitse bruinkoolregioDe Limburger· Apr 4, 2025
- Limburgse hardrockers AC/DC tributeband flikken het: ‘We staan in de fucking Ziggo Dome!’De Limburger· Mar 8, 2025
- Ron Meyer: ‘Door de cijfers van het CBS gaat de blinddoek af’Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek | CBS· Jun 27, 2024
- CBS Datacenter Parkstad LimburgCentraal Bureau voor de Statistiek | CBS· Feb 28, 2024
- CBS Urban Data Centre / HeerlenCentraal Bureau voor de Statistiek | CBS· Feb 28, 2024
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