NEXTDC - S3 Sidney
New South Wales, Australia
Source: OpenStreetMap
NEXTDC - S3 Sidney is an operating data center in New South Wales, Australia, operated by NEXTDC. DataCentersExposed has documented a 80,315 sq ft footprint at this site. It runs on Australia's grid, which was 61% fossil-fuelled at 525 gCO₂e/kWh in 2025 (Ember).
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 17, 2026
Real parent
NEXTDC
Operator
NEXTDC
Est. capacity
~15-35 MW
Footprint
80,315 sq ft
Grid carbon
525 gCO₂/kWh
Clean electricity
39%
Region
New South Wales
Overview
source: linkS3 Sydney is a data center in Australia operated by NEXTDC, mapped here as part of the company's NextDC portfolio. Available records put its footprint at 80,315 square feet. Ownership above NEXTDC is not detailed in the facts on hand.
Operator chain
The grid behind this site
source: Ember · EurostatGrid carbon intensity
525 gCO₂/kWh
Clean electricity
39%
Fossil electricity
61%
National grid context, not this facility's own metering. Full country picture: Australia data centers.
In the news
source: Google News (local + English)- NextDC lifts contracted capacity 137% in H1Telecompaper· Aug 28, 2026
- NextDC’s Craig Scroggie warns data centre costs facing ‘more uncertainty’Capital Brief· Aug 28, 2026
- Australia data centre firm NextDC reports rising water, energy use with profit beatReuters· Aug 28, 2026
- NextDC boss says data centre build times will halve to nine monthsAFR· Aug 28, 2026
- NextDC heralds FY26 as ‘record’ yearARNnet· Aug 28, 2026
- National Cabinet debates AI data centre rulesABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation· Aug 26, 2026
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