Mapped (unverified)
ESAT 1 Cable Landing Station
Cornwall, United Kingdom
Source: OpenStreetMap
ESAT 1 Cable Landing Station is a mapped data center in Cornwall, United Kingdom, operated by BT Group. DataCentersExposed has documented a 2,837 sq ft footprint at this site. 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 14, 2026
Real parent
BT Group
Operator
BT Group
Footprint
2,837 sq ft
Grid carbon
217 gCO₂/kWh
Clean electricity
64%
Region
Cornwall
Overview
source: linkESAT 1 Cable Landing Station is a mapped data center in the United Kingdom, operated by BT Group. Public records put its footprint at 2,837 square feet. Available notes tie the site to BT Ireland data center operations.
Operator chain
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
source: Google News (local + English)- BT, Verizon to combine international units in joint ventureHürriyet Daily News· Jun 29, 2026
- BT increases cost savings target by £700m as cuts look set to continueData Center Dynamics· May 22, 2026
- Bharti Airtel looks to raise stake in BT – reportBeBeez International· May 22, 2026
- BT revives talks over international unit - reportData Center Dynamics· May 19, 2026
- UK's Openreach delays closure of next two telephone exchanges by 12 monthsData Center Dynamics· May 18, 2026
- BT and Nscale partner to build sovereign AI DCs with NVIDIA’s AI infrastructure in the UKw.media· Apr 27, 2026
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