Cellnex Datacenter Alphen aan den Rijn
Alphen aan den Rijn, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Source: Primary source
Cellnex Datacenter Alphen aan den Rijn is a mapped data center in Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. It runs on Netherlands's grid, which was 46% fossil-fuelled at 254 gCO₂e/kWh in 2025 (Ember).
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 17, 2026
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Dot size = disclosed capacity (MW). Smallest = undisclosed, not small.
Overview
source: linkCellnex Netherlands B.V. — colocation facility (2 networks present). Source: PeeringDB.
The grid behind this site
source: Ember · EurostatA large data center in Netherlands pays 15.68¢/kWh for electricity — a household pays 21.44¢, 27% more than the data center (Eurostat).
Data centres used 4.6% of Netherlands's national electricity in 2024 (CBS (Statistics Netherlands)).
National grid context, not this facility's own metering. Full country picture: Netherlands data centers.
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