How clean is the grid behind Switch Datacenters AMS2?

Switch Datacenters AMS2 runs on Netherlands's grid, which was 254 gCO₂/kWh and 54% clean in 2025 (Ember).

Where is Switch Datacenters AMS2 located?

Switch Datacenters AMS2 is in Utrecht, Netherlands.

Operating

Switch Datacenters AMS2

Utrecht, Netherlands

Switch Datacenters AMS2 is an operating data center in Utrecht, Netherlands. DataCentersExposed has documented a 28,614 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 Jun 17, 2026

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Est. capacity

~5-15 MW

Footprint

28,614 sq ft

Grid carbon

254 gCO₂/kWh

Clean electricity

54%

DC power price

15.68¢/kWh

Region

Utrecht

Attribution & capacity confidence:mediumprimary source

Overview

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The grid behind this site

source: Ember · Eurostat

Grid carbon intensity

254 gCO₂/kWh

Clean electricity

54%

Fossil electricity

46%

Data-center power price

15.68¢/kWh

A 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.

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