nLighten Chester
Cheshire West and Chester, United Kingdom
Source: OpenStreetMap
nLighten Chester is a mapped data center in Cheshire West and Chester, United Kingdom, operated by nLighten UK Ltd. DataCentersExposed has documented a 53,435 sq ft footprint and 1 environmental-permit record 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 Jun 14, 2026
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Dot size = disclosed capacity (MW). Smallest = undisclosed, not small.
Overview
source: linknLighten Chester is a mapped data center in the United Kingdom, run by nLighten UK Ltd. Available records report a footprint of 53,435 square feet. No ultimate corporate parent above nLighten UK Ltd is disclosed in the available records.
Operator chain
- Ultimate parentnLighten UK Ltd
- Files asnLighten UK Ltd
- This facilitynLighten Chester
The grid behind this site
source: Ember · EurostatNational grid context, not this facility's own metering. Full country picture: United Kingdom data centers.
In the news
source: Google News (local + English)- Sparking up nLighten’s edge with future-proofed capacitycapacityglobal.com· May 12, 2026
- Who’s Driving Neo Cloud Innovation at Data Centre LIVE?Data Centre Magazine· May 1, 2026
- The Rise of AI Factories in Data Centre InfrastructureData Centre Magazine· Apr 19, 2026
- Rivage Investment leads £85m financing to support nLighten’s U.K. edge data center expansionInstitutional Real Estate, Inc.· Mar 23, 2026
- Rivage leads £85m financing for nLighten to drive UK data centre growthIPE Real Assets· Mar 20, 2026
- Data Centre LIVE 2026: Meet Three of Our Expert SpeakersData Centre Magazine· Feb 11, 2026
Environmental permits
source: Permit register- nLighten Chester LimitedEPR/DP3528LQEPR permit · holder "nLighten Chester Limited" · Cheshire West and Chester · MCP · within ~2 km of the mapped site