Mapped (unverified)colocation
Equinix MA5 - Manchester
Swinton, United Kingdom
Source: Primary source
Equinix MA5 - Manchester is a mapped data center in United Kingdom, operated by Equinix, Inc.. It runs on United Kingdom's grid, which was 36% fossil-fuelled at 217 gCO₂e/kWh in 2025 (Ember).
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 17, 2026
Real parent
Equinix, Inc.
Operator
Equinix, Inc.
Grid carbon
217 gCO₂/kWh
Clean electricity
64%
Region
United Kingdom
Overview
source: linkEquinix, Inc. — colocation facility (18 networks present). Source: PeeringDB.
Operator chain
- Ultimate parentEquinix, Inc.
- Files asEquinix, Inc.
- This facilityEquinix MA5 - Manchester
The grid behind this site
source: Ember · EurostatGrid carbon intensity
217 gCO₂/kWh
Clean electricity
64%
Fossil electricity
36%
National grid context, not this facility's own metering. Full country picture: United Kingdom data centers.
In the news
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- Invesco seeks buyer for £15.35m Trafford data centrePlace North West· Jan 27, 2026
- Equinix Manchester data center experiences brief outage due to 'hardware failure'Data Center Dynamics· May 25, 2022
- New £61m Manchester data centre approvedConstruction News· Nov 3, 2021
- These empty warehouses built two years ago will now be turned into data centresManchester Evening News· Oct 16, 2020
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