Google Saint-Ghislain Data Center

Operated by Google · Saint-Ghislain, Hainaut, BE1 srcupdated 1d ago

Google's europe-west1 data center; first Google site to operate fully chiller-less.

Compared to peers

No peer facilities in BE to compare against.

Ownership chain (Google)

Ownership opacity: 28 / 100 — transparent2 layers traced
  1. L0 (entity)GooglellcUS
  2. 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
$8.5M
Claimed jobs
120
$/job claimed
$71k
  • Région WallonneBE · grant
    $8.5M
    announced 2007.4.26 · 10y term · 120 jobs claimed

Permits

No permits tracked for this facility yet. Public records (county permits, environmental filings, grid interconnect filings) can be sourced via community findings.

Status
operational
Current capacity
280 MW
Planned capacity
—
Power source
grid-mixed
Cooling
open-loop
Water draw
—
PUE
—
Capex
$11.0B

Location

City
Saint-Ghislain
Region
Hainaut
Country
BE
Coordinates
50.4555, 3.8158
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Timeline

Announced
—
Groundbreak
—
Online
—
Full capacity
—

Power

Primary source
grid-mixed
Utility
—
PUE pledged
—

Suppliers (2)

  • Engie Electrabel1 src
    electrical · Belgian utility / renewable PPA · local
  • BESIX1 src
    gc · Belgian GC · local

Sources (1)

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