Mapped (unverified)
Colt
Zaventem, Vlaanderen, Belgium
Source: OpenStreetMap
Colt is a mapped data center in Vlaanderen, Belgium. DataCentersExposed has documented a 69,980 sq ft footprint at this site. It runs on Belgium's grid, which was 20% fossil-fuelled at 133 gCO₂e/kWh in 2025 (Ember).
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 14, 2026
Real parent
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Operator
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Est. capacity
~10-30 MW
Footprint
69,980 sq ft
Grid carbon
133 gCO₂/kWh
Clean electricity
80%
DC power price
16.13¢/kWh
Region
Vlaanderen
Overview
source: linkdata center
The grid behind this site
source: Ember · EurostatGrid carbon intensity
133 gCO₂/kWh
Clean electricity
80%
Fossil electricity
20%
Data-center power price
16.13¢/kWh
A large data center in Belgium pays 16.13¢/kWh for electricity — a household pays 33.13¢, 51% more than the data center (Eurostat).
National grid context, not this facility's own metering. Full country picture: Belgium data centers.
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- Microsoft opent officieel Azure Belgium Central met drie datacenterscomputable.be· Nov 20, 2025
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