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Whitesands Cable Landing Station

Cornwall, United Kingdom

Source: OpenStreetMap

Whitesands Cable Landing Station is a mapped data center in Cornwall, United Kingdom, operated by Level3 Communications. DataCentersExposed has documented a 18,840 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 · Updated Jun 14, 2026

Real parent
Level3 Communications
Operator
Level3 Communications
Est. capacity
~5-10 MW
Footprint
18,840 sq ft
Grid carbon
217 gCO₂/kWh
Clean electricity
64%
Region
Cornwall
Attribution & capacity confidence:mediumprimary source
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Dot size = disclosed capacity (MW). Smallest = undisclosed, not small.

Overview

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Whitesands Cable Landing Station is a mapped data center site in the United Kingdom, run by Level3 Communications. Public records describe it as a Level3 Communications data center with a footprint of 18,840 square feet. No ultimate parent above Level3 Communications is listed in available records.

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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.

Methodology & sources

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