Data centres in Denmark
Oct 2026: 9 projects in the pipeline in Denmark, 2 permitted or being built.New grid connections rationed. Wholesale power €83/MWh in 2025.
Pipeline movement, last 12 months
9 milestones ·
67 data centres on record in Denmark
Projects by stage
Who is building in Denmark
Capacity by stage
- Facility power, all stages
- 1,050 MW
- Facility power, under construction
- 0 MW
- Projects
- 9
Stated by each project, . Bases are never added together.
| Stage | Facility power, MW | Grid connection, MW | Projects |
|---|---|---|---|
| Announced | 550 | · | 2 |
| In planning | · | · | 5 |
| Permitted | 500 | · | 1 |
| Under construction | · | 11.5 | 1 |
| In service | · | · | 0 |
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Market economics, Copenhagen
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- Construction cost
- Premium figure
- EUR m per MW
- Nov 2025
- Business electricity
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- EUR per MWh
- H1 2026
- Grid connection wait
- Premium figure
- years
- May 2026
- Permitting
- Premium figure
- months
- Oct 2026
- Staff cost
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- EUR k per FTE a year
- 2024
- Guarding, 24/7
- Premium figure
- EUR k a year
- Apr 2026
Operators in Denmark
What changed
6 milestones since 1 Aug 2026; the newest is from Oct 2026.
Power and grid in Denmark
Rationed
New grid connections are rationed (nationwide, transmission). Every country’s grid connections
Over a year, country level
- Grid carbon, latest full-year average
- 100g CO₂/kWh
- 7th cleanest of 30 countries; 94% renewable or nuclear
- Business electricity price, latest full year
- 176€/MWh
- 18th cheapest of 26; wholesale is 53% of it
- Wholesale power, 2025 average
- 83€/MWh
- 8th cheapest of 30
Climate at Copenhagen
- Hours a year above 27 °C dry-bulb
- 30h
- mean of 2016 to 2025
- Hours a year above 32 °C dry-bulb
- 0h
- worst year 0 h
- Hours a year above 20 °C wet-bulb
- 40h
- limit for evaporative cooling
Fibre latency from Copenhagen
| To | Round trip, minimum | Path length | Path |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin | 3.9 ms | 396 km | Mapped fibre route |
| Oslo | 4.9 ms | 501 km | Mapped fibre route |
| Stockholm | 5.6 ms | 573 km | Mapped fibre route |
| Amsterdam | 6.8 ms | 690 km | Mapped fibre route |
| Frankfurt | 7.1 ms | 721 km | Mapped fibre route |
| London | 11 ms | 1,099 km | Mapped fibre route |
| Paris | 11 ms | 1,137 km | Mapped fibre route |
| Dublin | 14 ms | 1,471 km | Mapped fibre route |
Rules and dates
| Where | Rule | Status |
|---|---|---|
| EU | Reporting duty from 500 kW installed IT power, 7 items and 24 indicators, next report 15 May 2027 | In force |
| EU | Waste-heat use above 1 MW total rated energy input, unless a cost-benefit assessment shows it is not feasible | In force |
| EU | Common rating scheme adopted 21 Sep 2026; in Parliament and Council scrutiny, extended 6 Oct | Adopted, not in force |
Next dates
- 14 Dec 2026the EU Commission’s minimum performance standards consultation and call for evidence closes
- 15 May 2027EU database and French reports due (every year)
- 11 Oct 2027EU deadline under Article 11 of the Energy Efficiency Directive for a certified energy management system at enterprises above 85 TJ (23.6 GWh) of annual energy consumption
Formal refusals and bans since 2025
- Oct 2026Denmark, nationwide Law places data centres last in the grid connection queue unless they serve a critical public function. In force from 12 Oct 2026
- 2 Mar 2026Denmark, transmission grid Grid operator paused new connection agreements. No resumption confirmed