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United Kingdom

DataCentersExposed tracks 238 AI data centers in United Kingdom — 9 operating and 24 in the pipeline — across 53 regions, run by 78 tracked operators.

Sources: Methodology, Coverage scorecard

What powers United Kingdom's data centers

Ember · 2025
Carbon intensity
217
gCO₂/kWh
Clean electricity
64%
renewables + nuclear
Fossil electricity
36%
coal, gas & oil
Grid demand
321
TWh / year
Demand growth
-1.1%
per year
Tracked
238
Operating
9
In pipeline
24
Reported power
11.0 GW
regions
53
Operators
78
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Most sites are mapped — located but awaiting a second source. How we verify

Dot size = disclosed capacity (MW). Smallest = undisclosed, not small.

By region

Where the data centers are

Slough
27 tracked
Surrey
9 tracked
Hampshire
8 tracked
Cornwall
8 tracked
Hertfordshire
6 tracked
City of Edinburgh
6 tracked
Newport
5 tracked
West Sussex
5 tracked
Oxfordshire
4 tracked
Cambridgeshire
3 tracked
Swindon
3 tracked
Leicestershire
3 tracked
Essex
3 tracked
Glasgow City
2 tracked
Reading
2 tracked
Kent
2 tracked
Worcestershire
2 tracked
Halton
2 tracked
Bracknell Forest
2 tracked
City of Milton Keynes
2 tracked
Somerset
2 tracked
Stockton-on-Tees
2 tracked
Nottinghamshire
2 tracked
East Lothian
1 tracked
Suffolk
1 tracked
Swansea
1 tracked
Midlothian
1 tracked
Caerphilly
1 tracked
Middlesbrough
1 tracked
West Berkshire
1 tracked
Gloucestershire
1 tracked
Staffordshire
1 tracked
Wokingham
1 tracked
North Lanarkshire
1 tracked
West Northamptonshire
1 tracked
North Yorkshire
1 tracked
Thurrock
1 tracked
North Somerset
1 tracked
Buckinghamshire
1 tracked
North Northamptonshire
1 tracked
Cheshire West and Chester
1 tracked
Wiltshire
1 tracked
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
1 tracked
City of Nottingham
1 tracked
Aberdeen City
1 tracked
Bridgend
1 tracked
Windsor and Maidenhead
1 tracked
Perth and Kinross
1 tracked
South Gloucestershire
1 tracked
Southend-on-Sea
1 tracked
Norfolk
1 tracked
Warrington
1 tracked
Blackpool
1 tracked
Facilities

Tracked data centers

In the local press

Latest United Kingdom data-center coverage

Live headlines via Google News — in English and United Kingdom's local press.