Iver 3 Ark Estates
United Kingdom
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Iver 3 Ark Estates is a proposed data center in United Kingdom, operated by Ark Data Centres. 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 12, 2026
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Overview
source: linkProposed transmission demand connection on NESO's Existing Agreements (Gate 2) register: 435 MW at Uxbridge Moor (Iver B 132kV), indicative connection date 2029. A connection agreement is not planning permission — it shows who has reserved grid capacity for a data center.
Operator chain
- Files asArk Data Centres
- This facilityIver 3 Ark Estates
The grid behind this site
source: Ember · EurostatNational grid context, not this facility's own metering. Full country picture: United Kingdom data centers.
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