Step 4 · Sell
See what it sells for
Price, fill and contract terms, as scenarios.
Markets and operators: who is building where
The pipeline, the grid, the power, the latency and the rules of a market, and the operators building in it. Counts and dated figures, from the tracker and the official sources.
Data centres in the Netherlands
At a glance: Netherlands
- Pipeline projects
- 24
- 14 permitted or being built
- Checked 18 Oct 2026
- New grid connections
- Rationed
- maximaal aansluitvermogen datacentrum, in force since 8 Apr 2026. Amsterdam, distribution
- Checked 23 Oct 2026
- Wholesale power price
- 88€/MWh
- Day-ahead, 2025 mean, Netherlands
- Calendar year 2025
- Grid carbon intensity
- 254g CO₂/kWh
- Yearly average, Netherlands
- Latest full year
- Next EU rule date
- 14 Dec 2026
- The EU Commission’s minimum performance standards consultation and call for evidence closes
- Applies EU-wide
- Latency to nearest major hub
- 3.8 ms
- Round trip, Amsterdam to Frankfurt
- Mapped fibre route, minimum
On 18 October 2026 the pipeline tracker lists 24 data-centre projects in the Netherlands, and 14 of them are permitted or being built.
Data centres in the Netherlands in October 2026
The tracker follows 24 data centre projects of 1 MW or more in the Netherlands, 14 of them permitted or being built. 17 developers are behind them, led by EdgeConneX (6), Digital Realty (2) and Equinix (2).
Projects by stage
What the capacity figures measure
Each capacity is on its own stated basis; never added.
Who is building in the Netherlands
And 7 other developers with one project each. A joint venture counts once per partner. All operators and developers.
Where the data centres are in the Netherlands
What changed
9 milestones in the last 90 days; the newest is from Oct 2026.
Power and grid in the Netherlands
Rationed
New grid connections are rationed (Amsterdam, distribution, since 8 Apr 2026). Checked 23 Oct 2026. Every country’s grid connections.
Over a year, country level
- Grid carbon, latest full-year average
- 254g CO₂/kWh
- 18th cleanest of 30 countries; 54% renewable or nuclear
- Business electricity price, latest full year
- 165€/MWh
- 16th cheapest of 26; wholesale is 61% of it
- Wholesale power, 2025 average
- 88€/MWh
- 12th cheapest of 30
Climate at Amsterdam
- Hours a year above 27 °C dry-bulb
- 80h
- mean of 2016 to 2025
- Hours a year above 32 °C dry-bulb
- 8h
- worst year 24 h
- Hours a year above 20 °C wet-bulb
- 94h
- limit for evaporative cooling
Hourly reanalysis at the city’s grid cell, 2016 to 2025.
Annual averages are national, for the latest full year.
Fibre latency from Amsterdam
| To | Round trip, minimum | Path length | Path |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brussels | 1.8 ms | 181 km | Mapped fibre route |
| Frankfurt | 3.8 ms | 392 km | Mapped fibre route |
| London | 4.0 ms | 411 km | Mapped fibre route |
| Paris | 4.4 ms | 453 km | Mapped fibre route |
| Berlin | 6.4 ms | 651 km | Mapped fibre route |
| Zurich | 7.0 ms | 715 km | Mapped fibre route |
| Dublin | 8.1 ms | 831 km | Mapped fibre route |
Floors for light in fibre, city centre to city centre; operator fibre adds to this.
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 |
| Netherlands | New hyperscale data centres restricted nationally to two designated areas | 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
- 23 Sep 2026Westland, South Holland Council adopted a ban on new data centres across nearly all of the municipality. Adopted; not yet in force (appeal period to 20 Nov 2026)
- 23 Jun 2026Oldambt, Groningen Temporary ban on new data centres on business land while the zoning plan is revised. In force
- 26 May 2026Heusden, North Brabant Temporary ban on new data centres, up to 18 months, while the zoning plan is revised. In force
- 12 May 2026Zaanstad, near Amsterdam Zoning plan bars new data centres above 2,000 m² floor area and 5 MVA. In force
- 11 Jun 2025Amsterdam Zoning plan bars new or larger data centres above 2,000 m² floor area and 5 MVA. In force
Decisions from 1 Jan 2025; statuses checked 21 Oct 2026. A market with none recorded is not a low risk market.
Projects of 1 MW or more, announced to under construction, not yet fully operating; a metro includes its region. Capacities are never added, and no project is listed. Grid: new-connection status from the grid connection tracker. Over a year: national averages, latest full year. Latency: light in fibre over the mapped land route, else the straight line. Sources, 18 official bodies, checked 23 October 2026: ACM (Dutch regulator), Commissie voor de milieueffectrapportage, Copernicus Climate Change Service (ERA5), EUR-Lex (Official Journal of the EU), Gemeente Aalsmeer, Gemeente Amsterdam, Gemeente Diemen, Gemeente Haarlemmermeer, Gemeente Lelystad, Hoogheemraadschap van Rijnland, Liander, Netbeheer Nederland, Officiële bekendmakingen (Dutch official gazette), Omgevingsdienst Noordzeekanaalgebied, Provincie Flevoland, Provincie Groningen, Provincie Noord-Holland, TenneT.