Who owns The Babbage Centre?

The Babbage Centre is owned and operated by Getronics.

How clean is the grid behind The Babbage Centre?

The Babbage Centre runs on United Kingdom's grid, which was 217 gCO₂/kWh and 64% clean in 2025 (Ember).

Where is The Babbage Centre located?

The Babbage Centre is in Runcorn, Halton, United Kingdom.

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The Babbage Centre

Runcorn, Halton, United Kingdom

Source: OpenStreetMap

The Babbage Centre is a mapped data center in Halton, United Kingdom, operated by Getronics. DataCentersExposed has documented a 42,524 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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Est. capacity

~5-20 MW

Footprint

42,524 sq ft

Grid carbon

217 gCO₂/kWh

Clean electricity

64%

Region

Halton

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Overview

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The Babbage Centre is a mapped data center in Runcorn, United Kingdom, run by Getronics. Available records put its footprint at 42,524 square feet. Ownership above Getronics is not disclosed in available records.

Operator chain

Ultimate parent
Getronics
Files as
Getronics
This facility
The Babbage Centre

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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