Datacenter Sud
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Source: OpenStreetMap
Datacenter Sud is a mapped data center in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, operated by Aix-Marseille Université. It runs on France's grid, which was 5% fossil-fuelled at 41 gCO₂e/kWh in 2025 (Ember).
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 14, 2026
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Overview
source: linkDatacenter Sud is a mapped data center in France, operated by Aix-Marseille Universite. Available records identify it as an Aix-Marseille Universite data center. No ultimate parent beyond the university, capacity figure, or environmental record appears in the available data.
Operator chain
- Ultimate parentAix-Marseille Université
- Files asAix-Marseille Université
- This facilityDatacenter Sud
The grid behind this site
source: Ember · EurostatA large data center in France pays 12.24¢/kWh for electricity — a household pays 29.26¢, 58% more than the data center (Eurostat).
National grid context, not this facility's own metering. Full country picture: France data centers.
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