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Equinix FR8.1

Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany

Source: OpenStreetMap

Equinix FR8.1 is a mapped data center in Hessen, Germany, operated by Equinix, Inc.. DataCentersExposed has documented a 32,852 sq ft footprint at this site. It runs on Germany's grid, which was 41% fossil-fuelled at 330 gCO₂e/kWh in 2025 (Ember).

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Real parent
Equinix, Inc.
Operator
Equinix, Inc.
Est. capacity
~5-15 MW
Footprint
32,852 sq ft
Grid carbon
330 gCO₂/kWh
Clean electricity
59%
DC power price
21.56¢/kWh
Region
Hessen
Attribution & capacity confidence:mediumprimary source

Overview

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Equinix FR8.1 is a mapped data center in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, run by Equinix, Inc. Available records list its footprint at 32,852 square feet. No further ownership or capacity details appear in the available record beyond its identification as an Equinix data center.

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.

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