Mapped (unverified)
AWS Bracknell Data Centre
Bracknell Forest, United Kingdom
Source: OpenStreetMap
AWS Bracknell Data Centre is a mapped data center in Bracknell Forest, United Kingdom, operated by Amazon Data Services, Inc. and ultimately owned by Amazon.com, Inc.. DataCentersExposed has documented 1 environmental-permit record at this site. It runs on United Kingdom's grid, which was 36% fossil-fuelled at 217 gCO₂e/kWh in 2025 (Ember).
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Oct 13, 2026
Real parent
Amazon.com, Inc.
Operator
Amazon Data Services, Inc.
Grid carbon
217 gCO₂/kWh
Clean electricity
64%
Region
Bracknell Forest
Overview
source: linkhttps://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/amazon-may-be-behind-27mw-data-center-proposed-at-abandoned-hp-site-near-swindon/
https://www.theregister.com/2022/01/13/aws_planning_app_oxford/
Operator chain
- Ultimate parentAmazon.com, Inc.
- Files asAmazon Data Services, Inc.
- This facilityAWS Bracknell Data Centre
The grid behind this site
source: Ember · EurostatGrid carbon intensity
217 gCO₂/kWh
Clean electricity
64%
Fossil electricity
36%
National grid context, not this facility's own metering. Full country picture: United Kingdom data centers.
In the news
source: Google News (local + English)- Amazon data centre near M25 approved despite environmental fearsBBC· Oct 2, 2026
- Amazon will ditch data center NDAs and invest $1 billion in host communities as backlash growsThe Independent· Oct 2, 2026
- Huge 7.3-hectare Amazon data centre approved in BuckinghamshireBucks Herald· Sep 30, 2026
- AWS launches new availability zone for UK cloud regionData Center Dynamics· Aug 21, 2026
- Tell us your experiences of living near AI datacentres in the UKThe Guardian· Jul 21, 2026
- This Week's Top Five Stories in the Data Centre IndustryData Centre Magazine· Jul 11, 2026
Environmental permits
source: Permit register- AMAZON DATA SERVICES UK LIMITEDEPR/FP3900LEEPR permit · holder "AMAZON DATA SERVICES UK LIMITED" · Bracknell Forest · Combustion; Any Fuel =>50MW - 1.1 A(1) a) · within ~2 km of the mapped site
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