Mapped (unverified)
Kao Data KLON-01
Essex, United Kingdom
Source: OpenStreetMap
Kao Data KLON-01 is a mapped data center in Essex, United Kingdom, operated by Kao Data. DataCentersExposed has documented a 44,315 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 Oct 9, 2026
Real parent
Kao Data
Operator
Kao Data
Est. capacity
~5-20 MW
Footprint
44,315 sq ft
Grid carbon
217 gCO₂/kWh
Clean electricity
64%
Region
Essex
Overview
source: linkKao Data KLON-01 is a mapped data center in the United Kingdom, run by Kao Data. Available records put its footprint at 44,315 square feet. No ultimate parent is named in the verified record, leaving the ownership above Kao Data undisclosed.
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)- Meet Bruce Claassen, Kao Data’s New Chief Financial OfficerData Centre Magazine· Oct 7, 2026
- Inside London's data centres boom and the fierce local battles being waged around their futureLondon Evening Standard· Sep 15, 2026
- Would you live near a data centre?The Times· Aug 15, 2026
- The £350m 'modern mills' dividing a communityManchester Evening News· Aug 9, 2026
- Subsidise data centre energy bills or fall behind in AI race, developer warnsUtility Week· Aug 7, 2026
- UK AI Growth Zone program for data centers in limbo after DSIT closureData Center Dynamics· Jul 29, 2026
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