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Netherlands

Data centres used 4.6% of Netherlands's national electricity in 2024 (CBS (Statistics Netherlands)). DataCentersExposed tracks 102 AI data centers in Netherlands — 0 operating and 0 in the pipeline — across 10 provinces, run by 22 tracked operators.

Sources: CBS (Statistics Netherlands), Methodology, Coverage scorecard

4.6%
2024

Share of national electricity — Netherlands

5,100 GWh in 2024 — up from 3.3% in 2021, roughly the consumption of 1.9 million households.

Source: CBS (Statistics Netherlands)

What powers Netherlands's data centers

Ember · 2025
Carbon intensity
254
gCO₂/kWh
Clean electricity
54%
renewables + nuclear
Fossil electricity
46%
coal, gas & oil
Grid demand
121
TWh / year
Demand growth
+0.3%
per year
Data-center power
15.68¢
per kWh · Eurostat

Netherlands's electricity demand has grown +0.3%/yr (2015–2025). Every new data center competes for that same grid — already 34 MtCO₂ a year from generation.

A large data center in Netherlands pays 15.68¢/kWh for electricity — a household pays 21.44¢, 27% more than the data center.

Tracked
102
Operating
0
In pipeline
0
Reported power
0 MW
provinces
10
Operators
22
Status · click to filter

Most sites are mapped — located but awaiting a second source. How we verify

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

By province

Where the data centers are

Noord-Holland
66 tracked
Zuid-Holland
9 tracked
Groningen
7 tracked
Noord-Brabant
4 tracked
Gelderland
4 tracked
Utrecht
3 tracked
Flevoland
3 tracked
Overijssel
2 tracked
Zeeland
2 tracked
Drenthe
1 tracked
Facilities

Tracked data centers

In the local press

Latest Netherlands data-center coverage

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