Microsoft Datacenter
Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Source: OpenStreetMap
Microsoft Datacenter is a mapped data center in Noord-Holland, Netherlands, operated by Microsoft Data Center LLC and ultimately owned by Microsoft Corporation. DataCentersExposed has documented a 1,550,411 sq ft footprint at this site. It runs on Netherlands's grid, which was 46% fossil-fuelled at 254 gCO₂e/kWh in 2025 (Ember).
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Aug 29, 2026
Overview
source: linkMicrosoft Datacenter is a mapped data center site in NL-NH, Netherlands, run by Microsoft Data Center LLC and ultimately owned by Microsoft Corporation. The site covers a footprint of 1,550,411 square feet. Beyond that footprint and the corporate-parent link, little else has been verified about the facility.
Operator chain
- Ultimate parentMicrosoft Corporation
- Files asMicrosoft Data Center LLC
- This facilityMicrosoft Datacenter
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)- Weer protest tegen datacenter, maar 'we weten allemaal dat we ze nodig hebben'NOS· Aug 17, 2026
- Equinix gaat datacenter bouwen dat 1,1 miljard liter drinkwater gaat verbruikenTweakers· Aug 17, 2026
- Waarom Microsoft dit stukje Nederland claimtNOS· Aug 8, 2026
- Microsoft koopt meer grond in Middenmeer en vraagt alvast stroomaansluiting aanNU· Jul 27, 2026
- Microsoft koopt grond in Middenmeer, vraagt stroom aan voor datacenterictmagazine.nl· Jul 27, 2026
- Vlak bij het nieuwe stroomstation in Middenmeer koopt Microsoft alvast een stuk grondNRC - Nieuws, achtergronden en onderzoeksjournalistiek· Jul 27, 2026