DARZ - Darmstädter Rechenzentrum
Hessen, Germany
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DARZ - Darmstädter Rechenzentrum is an operating data center in Hessen, Germany. DataCentersExposed has documented a 25,196 sq ft footprint at this site. It runs on Germany's grid, which was 41% fossil-fuelled at 330 gCO₂e/kWh in 2025 (Ember).
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 17, 2026
Real parent
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Operator
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Est. capacity
~5-15 MW
Footprint
25,196 sq ft
Grid carbon
330 gCO₂/kWh
Clean electricity
59%
DC power price
21.56¢/kWh
Region
Hessen
Overview
source: linkdata center
The grid behind this site
source: Ember · EurostatGrid carbon intensity
330 gCO₂/kWh
Clean electricity
59%
Fossil electricity
41%
Data-center power price
21.56¢/kWh
A large data center in Germany pays 21.56¢/kWh for electricity — a household pays 39.43¢, 45% more than the data center (Eurostat).
National grid context, not this facility's own metering. Full country picture: Germany data centers.
In the news
source: Google News (local + English)- Darmstadt plant Rechenzentrum – doch Betreiber und Größe sind noch unklarFrankfurter Rundschau· Sep 25, 2026
- Neben Gefängnis und Geflüchteten könnte Darmstadts neues Rechenzentrum entstehenEcho Online· Aug 27, 2026
- Stadt Darmstadt ermittelt Abwärmemengen von UnternehmenEcho Online· Nov 1, 2024
- Wärmewende: Abwärme für das Johannesviertel in Darmstadt?Echo Online· Mar 27, 2023
- Darmstadt: OB attestiert Daten-Firma, guten Ruf zu habenFrankfurter Rundschau· Dec 4, 2020
- Bombensicher verpackte DatenFrankfurter Rundschau· Jan 8, 2019
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