Google Datacenter Eemshaven
Groningen, Netherlands
Source: OpenStreetMap
Google Datacenter Eemshaven is a mapped data center in Groningen, Netherlands, operated by Google LLC and ultimately owned by Alphabet Inc.. It runs on Netherlands's grid, which was 46% fossil-fuelled at 254 gCO₂e/kWh in 2025 (Ember).
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 14, 2026
Overview
source: linkGoogle Datacenter Eemshaven is a mapped data center in the Netherlands, run by Google LLC and owned through its parent, Alphabet Inc. Public records identify it as a Google data center. Further operational details, including capacity and footprint, are not disclosed in available records.
Operator chain
- Ultimate parentAlphabet Inc.
- Files asGoogle LLC
- This facilityGoogle Datacenter Eemshaven
The grid behind this site
source: Ember · EurostatA large data center in Netherlands pays 15.68¢/kWh for electricity — a household pays 21.44¢, 27% more than the data center (Eurostat).
Data centres used 4.6% of Netherlands's national electricity in 2024 (CBS (Statistics Netherlands)).
National grid context, not this facility's own metering. Full country picture: Netherlands data centers.
In the news
source: Google News (local + English)- Google krijgt geen water uit de Samber voor nieuw datacenterBusiness AM· Aug 17, 2026
- Techgigant Google wil datacentrum koelen met water uit de Samber, Waalse minister weigertDe Morgen· Aug 17, 2026
- Google zal geen water uit de Sambre kunnen oppompen voor zijn toekomstige datacenter in Farciennes.21News· Aug 16, 2026
- Wallonië draait de kraan dicht voor Google en verbiedt waterkoeling van nieuw datacenterNieuwsblad· Aug 15, 2026
- Google mag water van Samber niet gebruiken om datacenter te koelen: “De klimaatverandering dringt zich aan ons op”HLN· Aug 14, 2026
- Google controleert lichtuitstoot datacenter in overleg met OmgevingsdienstEemskrant.nl· Aug 4, 2026