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Digital Realty FRA17

Hessen, Germany

Source: OpenStreetMap

Digital Realty FRA17 is a mapped data center in Hessen, Germany, operated by Digital Realty Trust, Inc.. DataCentersExposed has documented a 27,141 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 · Updated Jun 14, 2026

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Real parent
Digital Realty Trust, Inc.
Operator
Digital Realty Trust, Inc.
Est. capacity
~5-15 MW
Footprint
27,141 sq ft
Grid carbon
330 gCO₂/kWh
Clean electricity
59%
DC power price
21.56¢/kWh
Region
Hessen
Attribution & capacity confidence:mediumprimary source
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Overview

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FRA17 is a mapped data center in Germany run by Digital Realty Trust, Inc. Available records put its footprint at 27,141 square feet. Beyond that figure, the public record on the site remains thin.

Operator chain

The grid behind this site

source: Ember · Eurostat
Grid 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

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Methodology & sources

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