Google Eemshaven Data Center

Operated by Google · Eemshaven, Groningen, NL1 srcupdated 1d ago

Google's europe-west4 datacenter near Eemshaven, powered by Dutch wind energy.

Compared to peers

Compared with 5 peer facilities in NL.

Capacity (MW): 76no peers; median 0 · p95 76
Supplier coverage: 2no peers; median 0 · p75 0
Announce → online lag: in progress; no completions yet

Bands describe deviation from peer median; not a judgment.

Ownership chain (Google)

Ownership opacity: 28 / 100 — transparent2 layers traced

L0 (entity)GooglellcUS
L1 (top)Alphabet Inc.publicUS100%src ↗

Opacity score combines jurisdiction secrecy and chain depth (≥3 layers = +10, ≥4 = +20). Descriptive only — high opacity warrants review, not accusation.

Public subsidies & incentives

Total disclosed

$95.0M

Claimed jobs

150

$/job claimed

$633k

Province of Groningen / Groningen SeaportsNL · infrastructure
$95.0M
announced 2014.9.23 · 25y term · 150 jobs claimed

Permits

zoningGemeente Eemsdelta
granted
applied 2022.6.01 · issued 2023.4.05 · 308d lag
environmentalProvince of Groningen
granted
issued 2014.9.18

Status

operational

Current capacity

76 MW

Planned capacity

—

Power source

wind

Cooling

closed-loop

Water draw

—

PUE

—

Capex

$1.6B

Location

City: Eemshaven
Region: Groningen
Country: NL
Coordinates: 53.4453, 6.8377

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Timeline

Announced: —
Groundbreak: —
Online: —
Full capacity: —

Power

Primary source: wind
Utility: —
PUE pledged: —

Suppliers (2)

Eneco1 src
electrical · Wind power PPA partner · local
BAM Bouw en Techniek1 src
gc · Dutch GC · local

Sources (1)

operatorGoogle Eemshaven

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