Mapped (unverified)Network node
PoP Faraday (Rouen)
Rouen, Normandie, France
Source: Primary source
PoP Faraday (Rouen) is a mapped data center in Normandie, France. It runs on France's grid, which was 5% fossil-fuelled at 41 gCO₂e/kWh in 2025 (Ember).
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 18, 2026
Real parent
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Operator
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Region
Normandie
Overview
source: linkQuantic Telecom SAS — colocation facility (2 networks present). Source: PeeringDB.
The grid behind this site
source: Ember · EurostatGrid carbon intensity
41 gCO₂/kWh
Clean electricity
95%
Fossil electricity
5%
Data-center power price
12.24¢/kWh
A large data center in France pays 12.24¢/kWh for electricity — a household pays 29.26¢, 58% more than the data center (Eurostat).
National grid context, not this facility's own metering. Full country picture: France data centers.
In the news
source: Google News (local + English)- Ille-et-Vilaine : le premier Nation data center a ouvert, 30 millions d’euros investisActu.fr· Oct 14, 2025
- Grand comme 7 terrains de foot : dans les coulisses du plus vaste data center de FranceCapital.fr· Sep 15, 2025
- Direction Orange grand OuestOuest-France· Aug 21, 2025
- Près de Rouen : une nouvelle étape cruciale franchie dans la vente du site VallourecParis Normandie· Jul 22, 2025
- Les lauréat.e.s de l’appel à propositions doctorant·e·s ELIPSS 2025Sciences Po· Jun 18, 2025
- Data centers, un immense gâchis de chaleurReporterre, le média de l'écologie· Apr 10, 2025
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