Data center · the United Kingdom
Google Waltham Cross
Google Waltham Cross is a data center in the United Kingdom, with 88 MW of IT power, owned by Google.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | United Kingdom | Epoch AI data centers · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | England | OpenStreetMap data centers · record · ODbL 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Land at Maxwell's Farm West, Great Cambridge Road, Cheshunt, EN8 8XH | Epoch AI data centers · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating | Epoch AI data centers · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2025 | Epoch AI data centers · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Epoch AI data centers · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 | |
| Operator | OpenStreetMap data centers · record · ODbL 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 | |
| Used by | Google DeepMind | Epoch AI data centers · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Energy supplier | Shell Energy Europe | Epoch AI data centers · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Energy supplier | Engie | Epoch AI data centers · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| IT power | 88 MW | Epoch AI data centers · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Compute (H100 equivalents) | 123,800 H100e | Epoch AI data centers · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capital cost | $3.33 bn | Epoch AI data centers · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Chips | TPU v6e | Epoch AI data centers · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Building footprint | 120,451 m² (site outline) | OpenStreetMap data centers · record · ODbL 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.6954, -0.0490 | Epoch AI data centers · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this data center and its owner.Who owns it up to the parent company, its power supply, grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the owner.
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2 sources record Google Waltham Cross; this page joins their facts, each with its own source. Links to any of the records lead here. How records are matched.
| Name in the source | Identifier | Source | Matched on |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google Waltham Cross | asset:epoch-dc:google-waltham-cross | Epoch AI data centers | — |
| Google Datacentre Waltham Cross | asset:osm:way-795170874 | OpenStreetMap data centers | Same name, coordinates and operator |
How it compares
Google Waltham Cross is the 49th-largest of the 75 data centers in our data by IT power. Ranks and totals cover the data centers in our data that report their IT power, not every one in existence.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| All data centers in our data | 49th of 75 | 14,257 MW | 0.62% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this data center: 413 power plants (147 operating, 2,519 MW), 78 substations, 37 grid connections (22 operating, 233 MW), 1 transmission line and 1 AI supercomputer, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Marys C Of E Va High School, Lieutenant Ellis Way - Solar Panels | Power plant | 8.8 MW | Permitted | 0.2 km |
| Iceland, Solar Way - Solar Photovoltaic Array | Power plant | 2.64 MW | Permitted | 2.9 km |
| Waltham Point Distribution Centre | Power plant | 1.8 MW | Operating | 3.5 km |
| North London (Electricity Line) Reinforcement | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 10 km |
| NVIDIA Cambridge-1 | AI supercomputer | 202 H100e | Operating | 15 km |
| Tertiary Study grid connection | Grid connection | 57 MW | Planned | 20 km |
| Willesden GSP | Substation | — | — | 23 km |
| Canal Bank 11kV Primary | Substation | — | — | 23 km |
| Canal Bank 6.6kV Primary | Substation | — | — | 23 km |
Owner, operator, user, energy suppliers and place
- GoogleOwner
- GoogleOperator
- Google DeepMindUser
- Shell Energy EuropeEnergy supplier
- EngieEnergy supplier
- Data centers in the United Kingdom269
- The United Kingdom: country profile
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Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Epoch AI. Epoch AI supercomputers, CC BY 4.0.
- Epoch AI. Epoch AI data centers, CC BY 4.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- SSEN Distribution. SSEN Distribution data portal, CC BY 4.0.