Mapped (unverified)colocation
Global Switch Madrid
Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain
Source: Primary source
Global Switch Madrid is a mapped data center in Comunidad de Madrid, Spain, operated by Global Switch. It runs on Spain's grid, which was 25% fossil-fuelled at 154 gCO₂e/kWh in 2025 (Ember).
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 17, 2026
Real parent
Global Switch
Operator
Global Switch
Grid carbon
154 gCO₂/kWh
Clean electricity
75%
DC power price
13.74¢/kWh
Region
Comunidad de Madrid
Overview
source: linkGlobal Switch — colocation facility (19 networks present). Source: PeeringDB.
Operator chain
- Ultimate parentGlobal Switch
- Files asGlobal Switch
- This facilityGlobal Switch Madrid
The grid behind this site
source: Ember · EurostatGrid carbon intensity
154 gCO₂/kWh
Clean electricity
75%
Fossil electricity
25%
Data-center power price
13.74¢/kWh
A large data center in Spain pays 13.74¢/kWh for electricity — a household pays 24.08¢, 43% more than the data center (Eurostat).
National grid context, not this facility's own metering. Full country picture: Spain data centers.
In the news
source: Google News (local + English)- Metropaq supera los 174.000 paquetes y consolida el Metro de Madrid como alternativa logísticaNoticias Logística y Transporte· Aug 24, 2026
- Global Switch inicia las obras de Madrid 2, un centro de datos de 56 MW que abrirá en 2029Noticias Logística y Transporte· Aug 20, 2026
- Global Switch inicia las obras de su segundo centro de datos en MadridData Center Dynamics· Aug 17, 2026
- 29.06.2026COAM· Jul 2, 2026
- ¿Por qué todos quieren construir centros de datos en España?El Observador· Feb 19, 2026
- Fusiones y adquisiciones de centros de datos en 2024: un año de récordData Center Dynamics· Jan 15, 2025
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